Matthew 26:5
But they said: Not at the feast, that there may not be a tumult among the people.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.
In Context
4and consulted together that they might take Jesus by craft, and put him to death.
6And Jesus being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
Cross References
Matthew 21:26But if we say, From men, we fear the multitude; for all hold John as a prophet.
Mark 14:2For they said: Not at the feast, lest there shall be a tumult of the people.
Mark 14:27And Jesus says to them: All ye will be offended; because it is written: I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall 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 →