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.”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ But they said, It must not be during the Feast, for fear that there will be a riot among the people.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ But they said, Not during the feast, lest a tumult arise among the people.

Common English Bible

⁵ But they agreed that it shouldn’t happen during the feast so there wouldn’t be an uproar among the people.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ But they said, "Not on the feast day, lest perhaps there may be a tumult among the people."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵ But they said: Not on the festival day, lest perhaps there should be a tumult among the people.

Matthew 26:5 Cross References

Matthew 14:5

Now Herod wanted to have him put to death, [but hesitated], fearing the crowd, because they considered John to be a prophet.

Matthew 21:26

But if we say, ‘from men,’ we are afraid the crowd will oppose us because they all consider John to be a prophet.”

Matthew 27:24

So, when Pilate saw that he was not convincing anyone, but that a riot was brewing instead, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd saying, “I am not responsible for this man’s blood. [Note: Some ancient manuscripts say “righteous man’s blood”]. You tend to the matter.”

Mark 14:12

Now on the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread [i.e., the beginning of the Passover Festival week], when they sacrificed the Passover [lamb], Jesus’ disciples said to Him, “Where do you want us to go to make preparations for you to eat the Passover meal?”

Mark 14:2

But they reasoned, “We will not [take him] during the Festival, because it might start a riot among the people.”

Mark 14:27

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “All of you will have doubts about me, for it is written [Zech. 13:7], ‘I will strike down the shepherd and the sheep will be scattered everywhere.’

Luke 20:6

But if we say ‘from men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”

Luke 22:7

Then the day came for the Festival of Unleavened Bread [to be held], on which the Passover [lamb] was to be sacrificed.

John 18:28

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].

Acts 19:29

The city became full of confusion; they grabbed Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s Macedonian traveling companions, and everyone together rushed into the amphitheater.

Acts 21:38

Are you not the Egyptian who, awhile back, stirred up a revolt and led four thousand of the ‘Dagger Men’ out into the wilderness?”

Acts 4:28

to do what your plan and wisdom predetermined should happen.