Matthew 26:5
For they were saying, “Not during the feast, so that a riot does not arise among the people.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.
In Context
4They plotted together to arrest Jesus stealthily and kill him.
6Now while Jesus was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,
Cross References
Psalms 76:10Surely your angry judgment against humanity will bring you praise; 1 you gird yourself with what is left of your anger. 1
Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, there is no understanding, and there is no advice 1 that can stand against Yahweh. 1
Lamentations 3:37Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord decreed it? 1
Matthew 21:26But if we say, 'From men,' we fear the crowd, because they all view John as a prophet.”
Mark 14:2For they were saying, “Not during the feast, so that a riot does not arise among the people.”
Mark 14:27Jesus said to them, “All of you will fall away, for it is written, 1 'I will strike the shepherd 1 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 →