Matthew 26:5
but they said, Not in the feast, that there be not a tumult among the people.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.
In Context
4and took counsel together in order that they might seize Jesus by subtlety and kill him;
6But Jesus being in Bethany, in Simon the leper's house,
Cross References
Psalms 76:10For the fury of man shall praise thee; the remainder of fury wilt thou gird on thyself.
Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel against Jehovah.
Lamentations 3:37Who is he that saith, and there cometh to pass, what the Lord hath not commanded?
Matthew 21:26but if we should say, Of men, we fear the crowd, for all hold John for a prophet.
Mark 14:2For they said, Not in the feast, lest perhaps there be a tumult of the people.
Mark 14:27And Jesus says to them, All ye shall be offended, for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered abroad.
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 →