Mark 14:2 ““But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among t…”

Mark 14:2

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

For they said, “Not during the feast, because there might be a riot among the people.”

American Standard Version

for they said, Not during the feast, lest haply there shall be a tumult of the people.

Geneva Bible 1599

But they sayde, Not in the feast day, least there be any tumult among the people.

Darby Translation

For they said, Not in the feast, lest perhaps there be a tumult of the people.

Young's Literal Translation

and they said, 'Not in the feast, lest there shall be a tumult of the people.'

Bible in Basic English

But they said, Not while the feast is going on, for fear there may be trouble among the people.

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Cross references

“Not”

Proverbs 19:21 Proverbs 21:30 Lamentations 3:27 Matthew 26:5

Proverbs 19:21 · BSB

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

Proverbs 21:30 · BSB

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

Lamentations 3:27 · BSB

It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.

Matthew 26:5 · BSB

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

“lest”

Mark 11:18 Mark 11:32 Luke 20:6 John 7:40 John 12:19

Mark 11:18 · BSB

When the chief priests and scribes heard this, they looked for a way to kill Him. For they were afraid of Him, because the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.

Mark 11:32 · BSB

But if we say, ‘From men’...” they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John truly was a prophet.

Luke 20:6 · BSB

But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”

John 7:40 · BSB

On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”

John 12:19 · BSB

Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You can see that this is doing you no good. Look how the whole world has gone after Him!”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.

3While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.

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