Matthew 26:5

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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

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

The day of unleaven'd bread being come, when the paschal-lamb was to be sacrific'd,

Then they led Jesus early in the morning from Caiaphas, to the Pretorium: but the Jews themselves did not enter into the Pretorium, lest they should be defiled: and so not be in a condition to eat the passover.

to effect what thy power and thy wisdom pre-determined to be done.

Lest

he would have put him to death, but for fear of the people, who reckoned him a prophet.

but if we say, it was merely human, we are obnoxious to the people; for all hold John as a prophet.

if we should assert, it was a human contrivance, the populace would stone us; for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

General references

Then Herod having privately sent for the Magi, enquired of them the exact time when the star appeared.

Now it was customary at that feast for the governor to release a prisoner, such as the people should nominate.

Now during the feast, it was customary to release a prisoner, to be nominated by the people.

being nigh, the chief priests consulted with the Scribes, how they might put Jesus to death; for they were afraid of the people.