Mateo 14
Bible in Basic English
5And he would have put him to death, but for his fear of the people, because in their eyes John was a prophet.
Reina-Valera 1909
5Y quería matarle, mas temía al pueblo; porque le tenían como á profeta.
King James Version
5And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
World English Bible
5When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.