Matthew 26:5
But they were saying, Not during the Chag (Feast), lest a riot break out among the am haaretz. + 26:5 T.N. A careful reading of this book shows that the Moshiach pointed to the One in Ps 110:1; Dan 7:13 , Isaiah 53 and Ps 118:22 and declared that the same person is being referred to in all these Scriptures: Moshiach Adoneinu.
Orthodox Jewish 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 planned to arrest Yehoshua by a trap and kill him.
6And, while Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach was in Beit-Anyah in the bais of Shim'on the leper,
Cross References
Psalms 76:10When Elohim arose to mishpat, 1 to save all the meek of Eretz. 1 Selah 1
Proverbs 21:30There is no chochmah nor tevunah (understanding) 1 nor etzah against Hashem. 1
Lamentations 3:37Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, 1 when Adonoi commandeth it not? 1
Matthew 21:26But if we say, From Bnei Adam, we fear the multitude, for everyone considers Yochanan a Navi.
Mark 14:2For they were saying, Not at the Chag, for fear that a riot break out among the am haaretz.
Mark 14:27And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says to them, All of you will fall away, for it has been written, I will strike down ES HAROEH UTEFUTEN HATZON (the Shepherd and the sheep will be scattered). + 14:27 Zech 13:7
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 →