'They Were Afraid' in the Bible

But they didn't know what this meant. Indeed, the meaning was hidden from them so that they didn't understand it; and they were afraid to ask him about this statement.

When the scribes and the high priests realized that Jesus had told this parable about them, they wanted to arrest him right then, but they were afraid of the crowd.

So the high priests and the scribes were looking for a way to put him to death, because they were afraid of the crowd.