Matthew 26:5

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Summary

Matthew 26:5

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

Not

Lest

Matthew 14:5

Matthew 21:26

Luke 20:6

General references

Bible References

Not

For the wrath of man shall praise You;
With a remnant of wrath You will clothe and arm Yourself.

Many plans are in a man’s mind,
But it is the Lord’s purpose for him that will stand (be carried out).

There is no [human] wisdom or understanding
Or counsel [that can prevail] against the Lord.

Declaring the end and the result from the beginning,
And from ancient times the things which have not [yet] been done,
Saying, ‘My purpose will be established,
And I will do all that pleases Me and fulfills My purpose,’

Who is there who speaks and it comes to pass,
Unless the Lord has authorized and commanded it?

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

Then came the preparation day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.

Then the Jews led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium (governor’s palace). Now it was early and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium so that they would not be [ceremonially] unclean, but might [be able to] eat [and participate in the Feast of Unleavened Bread which began after] the Passover [supper].

to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose predestined [before the creation of the world] to occur [and so without knowing it, they served Your own purpose].

Lest

Although Herod wished to have him put to death, he feared the people, for they regarded John as a prophet.

But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the [response of the] crowd; for they all regard John as a prophet.”

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

General references

Then Herod secretly sent for the magi and learned from them the [exact] time the star [had first] appeared.

Now at the feast [of the Passover] the governor was in the habit of setting free any one prisoner whom the people chose.

Now at the [Passover] feast Pilate used to set free for them any one prisoner whom they requested.

The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to put Him to death; for they were afraid of the people [who listened devotedly to His teaching, and who respected His spiritual wisdom].