all the people will stone us The word is a strong compound katalithaseiused here only -will stone us to death. Herod had been daunted by the same dread, Matthew 14:5; Jos. Antt.xviii. 5, § 2. It illustrates the furious bursts of fanaticism to which the Jews were liable (John 8:59; John 10:31, &c.).

persuaded Rather, firmly convinced. The tense implies an unalterable conclusion.

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