But they were saying,"Not duringthe festival,otherwisea riotmight occuramongthe people."
When Pilatesawthat he was accomplishingnothing,but ratherthat a riotwas starting,he tookwaterand washedhis handsin frontof the crowd,saying,"I aminnocentof this Man'sblood;see[to that] yourselves."
"But ifwe say,'From men,'we fearthe people;for they allregardJohnas a prophet."
Although Herod wantedto put him to death,he fearedthe crowd,becausethey regardedJohnas a prophet.
And Jesussaidto them, "You will allfall away,becauseit is written,I WILL STRIKE DOWNTHE SHEPHERD,AND THE SHEEPSHALL BE SCATTERED.'
On the firstdayof UnleavenedBread, whenthe Passover[lamb] was being sacrificed,His disciplessaidto Him, "Wheredo You wantus to goand preparefor You to eatthe Passover?"
for they were saying,"Not duringthe festival,otherwisethere might be a riotof the people."
Declaringthe endfrom the beginning,And from ancienttimesthings whichhave not been done,Saying,My purposewill be established,And I will accomplishallMy goodpleasure';
Thereis nowisdomand nounderstandingAnd nocounselagainstthe LORD.
Manyplansare in a man'sheart,But the counselof the LORDwill stand.
to dowhateverYour handand Your purposepredestinedto occur.
Thenthey ledJesusfrom Caiaphasinto the Praetorium,and it was early;and they themselvesdid not enterinto the Praetoriumsothat they would not be defiled,but might eatthe Passover.
Thencamethe [first] dayof UnleavenedBread on whichthe Passover[lamb] hadto be sacrificed.
Whois therewho speaksand it comesto pass,Unlessthe Lordhas commanded[it]?
For the wrathof manshall praiseYou; With a remnantof wrathYou will girdYourself.
"But ifwe say,'From men,'allthe peoplewill stone us to death,for they are convincedthat Johnwas a prophet."
The citywas filledwith the confusion,and they rushedwith one accordinto the theater,dragging alongGaiusand Aristarchus,Paul'straveling companionsfrom Macedonia.
"Thenyou are not the Egyptianwho sometimeagostirred up a revoltand ledthe four thousandmenof the Assassinsout into the wilderness?"
