But they said, "Not during the Festival, lest there be a riot among the people."

"Now it was the Governor's custom at the Festival to release some one prisoner, whomsoever the populace desired;

But they said, "Not on the Festival-day, for fear there should be a riot among the people."

Now at the Festival it was customary for Pilate to release to the Jews any one prisoner whom they might beg off from punishment;

Meanwhile the Festival of the Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching,

Now when He was in Jerusalem, at the Festival of the Passover, many became believers in Him through watching the miracles He performed.

When however He reached Galilee, the Galilaeans welcomed Him eagerly, having been eye-witnesses of all that He had done in Jerusalem at the Festival; for they also had been to the Festival.

After this there was a Festival of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

The Jewish Festival, the Passover, was at hand.

But the Jewish Festival of the Tent-Pitching was approaching.

As for you, go up to the Festival. I do not now go up to this Festival, because my time is not yet fully come."

When however His brothers had gone up to the Festival, then He also went up, not openly, but as it were privately.

Meanwhile the Jews at the Festival were looking for Him and were inquiring, "Where is he?"

But when the Festival was already half over, Jesus went up to the Temple and commenced teaching.

On the last day of the Festival--the great day--Jesus stood up and cried aloud. "Whoever is thirsty," He said, "let him come to me and drink.

The Dedication Festival came on in Jerusalem. It was winter,

They therefore looked out for Jesus, and asked one another as they stood in the Temple, "What do you think? --will he come to the Festival at all?"

The next day a great crowd of those who had come to the Festival, hearing that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

Now some of those who used to come up to worship at the Festival were Greeks.

Some, however, supposed that because Judas had the money-box Jesus meant, "Buy what we require for the Festival," or that he should give something to the poor.

At length, on the day of the Harvest Festival, they had all met in one place;

For Paul's plan was to sail past Ephesus, so as not to spend much time in the province of Asia; since he was very desirous of being in Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of the Harvest Festival.

Therefore let us keep our festival not with old yeast nor with the yeast of what is evil and mischievous, but with bread free from yeast--the bread of transparent sincerity and of truth.

I shall remain in Ephesus, however, until the time of the Harvest Festival,

Therefore suffer no one to sit in judgement on you as to eating or drinking or with regard to a festival, a new moon or a sabbath.