Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

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

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.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be a commotion among 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 It was now two days before the feast of the Passover and the unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes made designs how they might take him by deceit and put him to death: 2 But they said, Not while the feast is going on, for fear there may be trouble among the people. 3 And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, seated at table, there came a woman with a bottle of perfumed oil of great price; and when the bottle was broken she put the perfume on his head.

Cross References

Proverbs 19:21

A man's heart may be full of designs, but the purpose of the Lord is unchanging.

Proverbs 21:30

Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord.

Lamentations 3:27

It is good for a man to undergo the yoke when he is young.

Matthew 26:5

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

Mark 11:18

And it came to the ears of the chief priests and scribes, and they took thought how they might put him to death; being in fear of him, because all the people were full of wonder at his teaching.

Mark 11:32

But if we say, From men--they were in fear of the people, because all took John to be truly a prophet.

Luke 20:6

But if we say, Of men; we will be stoned by the people, for they are certain that John was a prophet.

John 7:40

When these words came to their ears, some of the people said, This is certainly the prophet.

John 12:19

Then the Pharisees said one to another, You see, you are unable to do anything: the world has gone after him.

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