But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.
When they sought to seize him, they feared the multitudes, because they considered him to be a prophet.
και ζητουντες αυτον κρατησαι εφοβηθησαν τους οχλους επειδη ως προφητην αυτον ειχον
kai zētoyntes ayton kratēsai ephobēthēsan toys ochloys epeidē ōs prophētēn ayton eichon