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Matthew 26:5

3 At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,

4 and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.

“But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”

6 While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper,

7 a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, which she poured on His head as He reclined at the table.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”
KJV
But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.
WEB
But they said, “Not during the feast, lest a riot occur among the people.”
ASV
But they said, Not during the feast, lest a tumult arise among people.
DARBY
but they said, Not in the feast, that there be not a tumult among the people.
BLB
But they were saying, “Not during the feast, lest a riot might take place among the people.”
ÅB
Men de sa: «Ikke på høytiden, så det ikke blir oppstyr blant folket.
OTB
Men de sa, “Ikke under høytiden, ellers kan det bli opprør blant folket.”
B1930
Men de sa: Ikke på høitiden, forat det ikke skal bli opstyr blandt folket.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Matthew 27:24

    When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”

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  • Matthew 21:26

    But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”

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  • Matthew 14:5

    Although Herod wanted to kill John, he was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a prophet.

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  • Isaiah 46:10

    I declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’

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  • Mark 14:2

    “But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”

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  • Proverbs 19:21

    Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.

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  • Proverbs 21:30

    There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.

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  • Mark 14:27

    Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’

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