Matthew 26:5 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 26:5

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

But they said, Not during the feast, lest a tumult arise among the people.

KJV

But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.

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Commentary

4 voices

Origen of Alexandria

COMMENTARY ON MATTHEW 76 (253)

They took counsel "in order to arrest Jesus by stealth." The prophet had aptly said about them, "May the Lord cut off all deceitful lips." "By stealth" they wanted to seize him and to kill him. But they said, "Not during the feast, lest there be a riot among the people," for they had seen Jesus performing many signs and wonders. Many indeed were those who sided with Jesus. They proclaimed that "a great prophet has arisen in Israel."

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

If Judas had not been an apostle, he could not have been a traitor; if men had known the way of righteousness, they could not have abused it. I will deliver him unto you. He did not offer himself, nor did they tamper with him, to be a witness against Christ, though they wanted evidence,

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar - It was usual for the Jews to punish criminals at the public festivals; but in this case they were afraid of an insurrection, as our Lord had become very popular. The providence of God directed it thus, for the reason given in the preceding note. He who observes a festival on motives purely human violates it in his heart, and is a hypocrite before God. It is likely they feared the Galileans, as being the countrymen of our Lord, more than they feared the people of Jerusalem.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἔλεγον	elegon	They were saying	G3004 →
δέ·	de	however;	G1161 →
μὴ	mē	Not [seize him]	G3361 →
ἐν	en	during	G1722 →
τῇ	tēa	the	G3588 →
ἑορτῇ,	he'ortēa	feast,	G1859 →
ἵνα	ina	that	G2443 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
θόρυβος	thorubos	a riot	G2351 →
γένηται	genētai	may happen	G1096 →
ἐν	en	among	G1722 →
τῷ	tō	the	G3588 →
λαῷ.¶	laō	people.	G2992 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
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…
leads to
- Matthew 27:4
  “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”
- Psalms 26:6
  I wash my hands in innocence that I may go about Your altar, O LORD,
- 2 Corinthians 5:21
  God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
Through
Mark 14:2
“But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”
leads to
- Luke 20:6
  But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Matthew 14:5
Although Herod wanted to kill John, he was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a prophet.
leads to
- Matthew 11:9
  What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Mark 14:12
On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the…
leads to
- Exodus 12:6
  You must keep it until the fourteenth day of the month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel will slaughter the animals at twilight.
- Leviticus 23:5–6
  The Passover to the LORD begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month.
Through
Matthew 21:26
But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”
leads to
- Mark 6:20
  because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. When he heard John’s words, he was greatly perplexed; yet he listened to him gladly.