Matthew 26:5
But they said, Not during the feast, lest an uproar develop among people.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.
In Context
4and they deliberated so that they might take Jesus by trickery, and kill him.
6Now when Jesus happened to be in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
Cross References
Psalms 76:10Surely the inward thought of man shall praise thee, even the residue of inward thought will observe a festival to thee.
Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against LORD.
Lamentations 3:37Who is he that says, and it comes to pass, when LORD does not command it?
Matthew 21:26But if we should say, From men, we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.
Mark 14:2but they said, Not during the feast, lest there will be an uproar of the people.
Mark 14:27And Jesus says to them, All ye will be caused to stumble by me this night, because it is written, I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 26:2-6
The Plot of the Chief Priests. 1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples, 2 Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. 3 Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, 4 And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him. 5 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar… Read the whole commentary →