Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

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Bible References

Not

Matthew 26:5
but said they, "Not during the feast, for fear of causing a riot among the people."

Lest

Mark 11:18
The chief priests and the Scribes heard this, and they began to seek means of destroying him; for they were afraid of him because all the crowd were greatly struck with his teaching.
Luke 20:6
"And if we say, 'From man,' all the people will stone us, for they were persuaded that John was a prophet."
John 7:40
Some of the crowd who had been listening to these discourses began to say, "Without a doubt this man is a Prophet."
John 12:19
Then the Pharisees said among themselves. "You see! You can do nothing! Look! The world is gone after him!"

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Luke 22:1
Now the festival of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was drawing near.