Matthew 21:26 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἐὰν	ean	If	G1437 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
εἴπωμεν·	eipōmen	we shall say;	G2036 →
ἐξ	ex	From	G1537 →
ἀνθρώπων,	anthrōpōn	men,	G444 →
φοβούμεθα	phoboumetha	we fear	G5399 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
ὄχλον·	ochlon	multitude;	G3793 →
πάντες	pantes	all	G3956 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
ὡς	hōs	as	G5613 →
προφήτην	prophētēn	a prophet	G4396 →
ἔχουσιν	echousin	hold	G2192 →
τὸν	ton	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰωάννην.¶	Iōannēn	John.	G2491 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Mark 6:20
because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. When he heard John’s words, he was greatly perplexed; yet he listened to him gladly.
leads to
- Matthew 14:5
  Although Herod wanted to kill John, he was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a prophet.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
John 5:35
John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.
leads to
- 2 Peter 1:19
  We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day…
- John 1:7–8
  He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.
- Matthew 11:11
  Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
- Matthew 3:5–7
  People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region around the Jordan.
Through
Matthew 21:46
Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.
leads to
- Matthew 21:11
  The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
Through
Matthew 11:9
What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
leads to
- Luke 1:76
  And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,
Through
Matthew 14:5
Although Herod wanted to kill John, he was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a prophet.
leads to
- Matthew 11:9
  What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Mark 6:20because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. When he heard John’s words, he was greatly perplexed; yet he listened to him gladly.Matthew 26:5“But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”Matthew 14:5Although Herod wanted to kill John, he was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a prophet.John 5:35John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.Matthew 11:9What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.Matthew 21:46Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.Luke 20:19When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.John 10:41–42Many came to Him and said, “Although John never performed a sign, everything he said about this man was true.”Luke 20:6But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”Acts 5:26At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.Mark 12:12At this, the leaders sought to arrest Jesus, for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them. But fearing the crowd, they left Him and went away.Luke 22:2and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death; for they feared the people.Isaiah 57:11Whom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lied and failed to remember Me or take this to heart? Is it not because I have long been silent that you do not fear Me?Mark 11:32But if we say, ‘From men’...” they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John truly was a prophet.John 9:22His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.Luke 1:76And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,

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