Parallel Verses
Twentieth Century New Testament
But they said: "Not during the Festival, for fear of causing a riot."
New American Standard Bible
But they were saying, “Not during the festival,
King James Version
But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.
Holman Bible
“Not during the festival,” they said, “so there won’t be rioting among the people.”
International Standard Version
But 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 an uproar develop among people.
American Standard Version
But they said, Not during the feast, lest a tumult arise among people.
Amplified
But they said, “It must not be during the festival (Passover), otherwise there might be a riot among the people.”
An Understandable Version
But they reasoned, "We will not do it 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 among the people.
Bible in Basic English
But they said, Not while the feast is going on, for fear of trouble among the people.
Common New Testament
But they said, "Not during the feast, lest there be a riot among the people."
Daniel Mace New Testament
but they said, this must not be done on the feastday, for fear the people rise.
Darby Translation
but they said, Not in the feast, that there be not a tumult among the people.
Godbey New Testament
But they said, Not at the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people.
Goodspeed New Testament
But 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 among the people.
Julia Smith Translation
And they said, Not in the festival, lest there should be an uproar among the people.
King James 2000
But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But they were saying, "Not during the feast, so that there will not be an uproar among the people."
Modern King James verseion
But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But they said, "Not on the holy day, lest any uproar arise among the people."
Moffatt New Testament
"Only," they said, "it must not be during the festival, in case of a riot among the people."
Montgomery New Testament
but said they, "Not during the feast, for fear of causing a riot among the people."
NET Bible
But they said, "Not during the feast, so that there won't be a riot among the people."
New Heart English Bible
But they said, "Not during the feast, lest a riot occur among the people."
Noyes New Testament
But 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 among the people.
The Emphasized Bible
They were saying, however: Not during the feast, lest, an uproar, arise among the people.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But they said, Not on the feast-day, lest there be a tumult among the people.
Webster
But they said, Not on the feast-day, lest there be an uproar among the people.
Weymouth New Testament
But they said, "Not during the Festival, lest there be a riot among the people."
Williams New Testament
But they kept saying, "It must not be at the feast, for a riot may break out among the people."
World English Bible
But they said, "Not during the feast, lest a riot occur among the people."
Worrell New Testament
But they said, "Not during the feast, lest an uproar might arise among the people."
Worsley New Testament
But they said, Not on the feast-day, least there should be a tumult among the people.
Youngs Literal Translation
and they said, 'Not in the feast, that there may not be a tumult among the people.'
Interlinear
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 26:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Chief Priests And Elders Plot To Kill Jesus
4 And plotted together to arrest Jesus by stealth and put him to death; 5 But they said: "Not during the Festival, for fear of causing a riot." 6 After Jesus had reached Bethany, and while he was in the house of Simon the leper,
Cross References
Matthew 27:24
When Pilate saw that his efforts were unavailing, but that, on the contrary, a riot was beginning, he took some water, and washed his hands in the sight of the crowd, saying as he did so: "I am not answerable for this bloodshed; you must see to it yourselves."
Matthew 14:5
Yet, though Herod wanted to put him to death, he was afraid of the people, because they looked on John as a Prophet.
Matthew 21:26
But if we say 'human,' we are afraid of the people, for every one regards John as a Prophet."
Mark 14:2
For they said: "Not during the Festival, for fear of a riot."
Mark 14:12
On the first day of the Festival of the Unleavened bread, when it was customary to kill the Passover lambs, his disciples said to Jesus: "Where do you wish us to go and make preparations for your eating the Passover?"
Mark 14:27
Presently Jesus said to them: "All of you will fall away; for Scripture says--'I will strike down the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.'
Luke 20:6
But, if we say 'human,' the people will all stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a Prophet."
Luke 22:7
When the day of the Festival of the Unleavened Bread came, on which the Passover lambs had to be killed,
John 18:28
From Caiaphas they took Jesus to the Government House. It was early in the morning. But they did not enter the Government House themselves, lest they should become 'defiled,' and so be unable to eat the Passover.
Acts 4:28
Yet only to do what thou, by thy power and of thy own will, didst long ago destine to be done.