Matthew 26:5
But they sayd not on the holy daye lest eny vproure aryse amonge the people.
William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)
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 ye 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 →