Matthew 26:5
But they said, “Not during the feast, lest a riot occur among the people.”
World English Bible Updated
In The King James Version
But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.
In Context
4They took counsel together that they might take Jesus by deceit and kill him.
6Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
Cross References
Psalms 76:10Surely the wrath of man praises you. The survivors of your wrath are restrained.
Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
Lamentations 3:37Who is he who says, and it comes to pass, when the Lord doesn’t command it?
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 during the feast, because there might be a riot among the people.”
Mark 14:27Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because of me tonight, 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 →