5 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.
5 "But not during the festival," they said, "or there may be a riot among the people."
5 But they said, "Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people."
5 They agreed that it should not be done during Passover Week. "We don't want a riot on our hands," they said.
5 But they said, "Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people."
5 "But not during the Passover celebration," they agreed, "or the people may riot."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Matthew 26:5
Commentary on Matthew 26:1-5
(Read Matthew 26:1-5)
Our Lord had often told of his sufferings as at a distance, now he speaks of them as at hand. At the same time the Jewish council consulted how they might put him to death secretly. But it pleased God to defeat their intention. Jesus, the true paschal Lamb, was to be sacrificed for us at that very time, and his death and resurrection rendered public.