Matthew 26:5
Matthew 26:3-5 The Message (MSG)
At that very moment, the party of high priests and religious leaders was meeting in the chambers of the Chief Priest named Caiaphas, conspiring to seize Jesus by stealth and kill him. They agreed that it should not be done during Passover Week. “We don’t want a riot on our hands,” they said.
Matthew 26:5 King James Version (KJV)
But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.
Matthew 26:5 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
But they were saying, “Not during the festival, otherwise a riot might occur among the people.”
Matthew 26:5 New Century Version (NCV)
But they said, “We must not do it during the feast, because the people might cause a riot.”
Matthew 26:5 American Standard Version (ASV)
But they said, Not during the feast, lest a tumult arise among the people.
Matthew 26:5 New International Version (NIV)
“But not during the festival,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”
Matthew 26:5 New King James Version (NKJV)
But they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people.”
Matthew 26:5 Amplified Bible (AMP)
But they said, “It must not be during the festival (Passover), otherwise there might be a riot among the people.”
Matthew 26:5 New Living Translation (NLT)
“But not during the Passover celebration,” they agreed, “or the people may riot.”