And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet. 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.
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Matthew 14:5
5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.