But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.
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Gill's Exposition
And they answered and said unto Jesus,.... Being reduced by this dilemma to the greatest streight and difficulty;
we cannot tell: they could, if they would, but they did not care to tell; they knew…
Adam Clarke
They feared the people - Or rather, We fear, etc. Instead of εφοβουντο, they feared; the Codex Bezae, seven others, later Syriac, Arabic, Coptic, Ethiopic, Armenian, Vulgate, and all the Itala, read…
We have here Christ examined by the great Sanhedrim concerning his authority; for they claimed a power to call prophets to an account concerning their mission. They came to him when he was walking in…
Cambridge Bible
if we shall say, Of men Observe the impressive abruptness here, which is more significant than the full expression of St Matthew (Mat 21:26) and St Luke (Luk 20:6). They dared not face the…
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