Matthew 26:5
“But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”
Berean Standard Bible
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 conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.
6While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper,
Cross References
Psalms 76:10Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.
Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
Lamentations 3:37Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?
Matthew 21:26But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”
Mark 14:2“But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”
Mark 14:27Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for 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 →