Matthew 26:5
But they sayd not on the holy daye lest eny vproure aryse amonge the people.
Tyndale New Testament
In The King James Version
But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.
In Context
4and heelde a counsell how they mygt take Iesus by suttelte and kyll him.
6When Iesus was in Bethany in the house of Symon the leper
Cross References
Matthew 21:26But and if we shall saye of men then feare we the people. For all men helde Iohn as a Prophet.
Mark 14:2But they sayde: not in the feast daye leest eny busynes aryse amonge the people.
Mark 14:27And Iesus sayde vnto them: All ye shalbe offended thorow me this nyght. For it is wrytte: I will smyte the shepeherd and the shepe shalbe 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 →