"But shall we say, 'From men?"-- they were afraid of the people, for everyone considered John to have been a real prophet.
But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.
But [on the other hand] can we say, From men? For they were afraid of the people, because everybody considered and held John actually to be a prophet.
But should we say, From men—they feared the people: for all verily held John to be a prophet.
But we can’t say, ‘It’s of earthly origin.’” They said this because they were afraid of the crowd, because they all thought John was a prophet.
If we say, 'From men,' we fear the people. For they all hold that John was a true prophet."
