Matthew 14:5

NIV: Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they considered John a prophet.

NAS: Although Herod wanted to put him to death, he feared the crowd, because they regarded John as a prophet.

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

GWT: So Herod wanted to kill John. However, he was afraid of the people because they thought John was a prophet.

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

BBE: And he would have put him to death, but for his fear of the people, because in their eyes John was a prophet.

DBY: And while desiring to kill him, he feared the crowd, because they held him for a prophet.

DRB: And having a mind to put him to death, he feared the people: because they esteemed him as a prophet.

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

WEB: When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

YLT: and, willing to kill him, he feared the multitude, because as a prophet they were holding him.