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If we should say, `From men`"--they feared the people, for all held John to really be a prophet.
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Trapped by Fear of Man
Commentators highlight that the religious leaders were trapped. They couldn't say John's authority was from God, as that would validate Jesus. But they also couldn't say it was from men because, as all the gospels note, they feared a violent uprising from the people who revered John. Their primary concern was public opinion and self-preservation, not divine truth.
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19th Century
Anglican
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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Presbyterian
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