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

For the fierceness of man praiseth Thee, The remnant of fierceness Thou girdest on.

Many are the purposes in a man's heart, And the counsel of Jehovah it standeth.

There is no wisdom, nor understanding, Nor counsel, over-against Jehovah.

Declaring from the beginning the latter end, And from of old that which hath not been done, Saying, 'My counsel doth stand, And all My delight I do.'

Who is this -- he hath said, and it is, And the Lord hath not commanded it?

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

And the day of the unleavened food came, in which it was behoving the passover to be sacrificed,

They led, therefore, Jesus from Caiaphas to the praetorium, and it was early, and they themselves did not enter into the praetorium, that they might not be defiled, but that they might eat the passover;

to do whatever Thy hand and Thy counsel did determine before to come to pass.

Lest

and, willing to kill him, he feared the multitude, because as a prophet they were holding him.

and if we should say, From men, we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.'

and if we may say, From men, all the people will stone us, for they are having been persuaded John to be a prophet.'

General references

Then Herod, privately having called the mages, did inquire exactly from them the time of the appearing star,

And at the feast the governor had been accustomed to release one to the multitude, a prisoner, whom they willed,

And at every feast he was releasing to them one prisoner, whomsoever they were asking;

and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they may take him up, for they were afraid of the people.