Matthew 26:5 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)5 But they reasoned, “We will not do it during the Festival because it might start a riot among the people.” See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17695 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition5 But they said, It must not be during the Feast, for fear that there will be a riot among the people. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)5 But they said, Not during the feast, lest a tumult arise among the people. See the chapterCommon English Bible5 But they agreed that it shouldn’t happen during the feast so there wouldn’t be an uproar among the people. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version5 But they said, "Not on the feast day, lest perhaps there may be a tumult among the people." See the chapter |
Then, early in the morning they led Jesus from Caiaphas to [Governor Pilate’s] headquarters. But the Jewish authorities would not enter it, because [if they had] they would have become ceremonially unclean, and could not eat the Passover meal. [Note: This was because they regarded a Gentile house as defiling].