Matthew 14:5
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And he would have put him to death, but for his fear of the people, because in their eyes John was a prophet.
Webster's Revision
And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
World English Bible
When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
Clarke's Matthew 14:5 Bible Commentary
He feared the multitude - Miserable prince! who fears more to offend his people, than to sin against his God, by shedding innocent blood. When a man resists sin only by the help of human motives, he cannot long defend himself.
Wesley's Matthew 14:5 Bible Commentary
14:5 He would have put him to death - ln his fit of passion; but he was then restrained by fear of the multitude; and afterward by the reverence he bore him.