“But they said, “Not during the feast, lest a riot occur among the people.””

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. Matthew 26 contains 75 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.