Parallel Verses

Thomas Haweis New Testament

But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be a commotion among the people.

New American Standard Bible

for they were saying, “Not during the festival, otherwise there might be a riot of the people.”

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

“Not during the festival,” they said, “or there may be rioting among the people.”

International Standard Version

because they kept saying, "This must not happen during the festival. Otherwise, there'll be a riot among the people."

A Conservative Version

but they said, Not during the feast, lest there will be an uproar of the people.

American Standard Version

for they said, Not during the feast, lest haply there shall be a tumult of the people.

Amplified

but they were saying, “Not during the festival, for the people might riot.”

An Understandable Version

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

Anderson New Testament

But they said: Not during the feast, lest there be a tumult of the people.

Bible in Basic English

But they said, Not while the feast is going on, for fear there may be trouble among the people.

Common New Testament

But they said, "Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar of the people."

Daniel Mace New Testament

but they objected, it could not be during the festival, for fear of a popular insurrection.

Darby Translation

For they said, Not in the feast, lest perhaps there be a tumult of the people.

Godbey New Testament

For they said, Not at the feast, lest there shall be an uproar of the people.

Goodspeed New Testament

for they said, "It must not be during the festival, or there may be a riot."

John Wesley New Testament

But they said, Not at the feast, lest there be a tumult of the people.

Julia Smith Translation

And they said, Not in the festival, lest there be an uproar of the people.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

For they said, "Not at the feast, lest there be an uproar by the people."

Modern King James verseion

But they said, Not during the Feast, lest there be an uproar of the people.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But they said, "Not in the feast day, lest any business arise among the people."

Moffatt New Testament

"Only," they said, "it must not be during the festival; that would mean a popular riot."

Montgomery New Testament

but, "Not on a feast-day," they said, "for fear there should be a riot among the people."

NET Bible

For they said, "Not during the feast, so there won't be a riot among the people."

New Heart English Bible

For they said, "Not during the feast, because there might be a riot of the people."

Noyes New Testament

For they said, Not at the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people.

Sawyer New Testament

But they said, Not at the feast, lest there be a tumult of the people.

The Emphasized Bible

for they were saying - Not in the feast, lest there be an uproar of the people.

Twentieth Century New Testament

For they said: "Not during the Festival, for fear of a riot."

Webster

But they said, Not on the feast-day, lest there should be an uproar of the people.

Weymouth New Testament

But they said, "Not on the Festival-day, for fear there should be a riot among the people."

Williams New Testament

for they kept saying, "It must not be at the feast, for there might be a riot."

World English Bible

For they said, "Not during the feast, because there might be a riot of the people."

Worrell New Testament

for they said, "Not during the feast, lest there should be an uproar of the people."

Worsley New Testament

But they said, Not on the feast-day, least there be a tumult of the people.

Youngs Literal Translation

and they said, 'Not in the feast, lest there shall be a tumult of the people.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

Not
μή 
me 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493

on
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

the feast
ἑορτή 
heorte 
Usage: 25

μήποτε μήποτε 
mepote 
lest, lest at any time, whether or not, lest haply , if peradventure, no ... not at all, not tr
Usage: 12

there be
ἔσομαι 
Esomai 
shall be, will be, be, shall have, shall come to pass, shall, not tr,
Usage: 83

an uproar
θόρυβος 
Thorubos 
Usage: 7

References

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Context Readings

The Chief Priests And Scribes Plot To Kill Jesus

1 NOW the passover and the feast of unleavened bread were but two days distant; and the chief priests, and the scribes, sought how they might seize him by craft, and kill him. 2 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be a commotion among the people. 3 And when he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at table, a woman came, having an alabaster vase of ointment, of genuine spikenard, of vast value: and breaking the vase, she let it flow down upon his head.


Cross References

Matthew 26:5

But they said, Not on the feast-day, lest there be a tumult among the people.

Mark 11:18

And the scribes and chief priests heard him, and sought how they might destroy him: for they were afraid of him, because all the people were exceedingly struck with his teaching,

Mark 11:32

but if we say of men??hey feared the people: for all men held John to be in truth a prophet.

Luke 20:6

But if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

John 7:40

Many then of the multitude, when they heard this declaration, said, This man is certainly a prophet.

John 12:19

Then said the Pharisees among themselves, Do ye not perceive that ye gain no advantage? behold, the world is gone after him.

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