Matthew 26:5
but said they, "Not during the feast, for fear of causing a riot among the people."
Montgomery 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 they plotted together to get Jesus into their power by a trick, and to put him to death;
6While Jesus was staying in Bethany, in the house of Simon the Leper,
Cross References
Matthew 21:26"If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the crowd, for they all regard Johnas a prophet."
Mark 14:2but, "Not on a feast-day," they said, "for fear there should be a riot among the people."
Mark 14:27And Jesus said to them. "All of you are about to stumble, for it is written, "I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered abroad.
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 →