² But they said, Not while the feast is going on, for fear there may be trouble among the people.

²¹ A man's heart may be full of designs, but the purpose of the Lord is unchanging.

³⁰ Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord.

²⁷ It is good for a man to undergo the yoke when he is young.

⁵ But they said, Not while the feast is going on, for fear of trouble among the people.

¹⁸ And it came to the ears of the chief priests and scribes, and they took thought how they might put him to death; being in fear of him, because all the people were full of wonder at his teaching.

³² But if we say, From men--they were in fear of the people, because all took John to be truly a prophet.

⁶ But if we say, Of men; we will be stoned by the people, for they are certain that John was a prophet.

⁴⁰ When these words came to their ears, some of the people said, This is certainly the prophet.

¹⁹ Then the Pharisees said one to another, You see, you are unable to do anything: the world has gone after him.