Mark 14:2
14:1 After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people.
KJV
For they said, “Not during the feast, because there might be a riot of the people.”
But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people.
But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people. ¶
What does Mark 14:2 mean?
Mark 14:2 is a verse in the book of Mark, in the New Testament. In the original Greek, key words include δέ (de), λέγω (lego), μή (me). It connects to 9 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
Lamentations 3:27It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
Matthew 26:5But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.
Mark 11:18And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.
Mark 11:32But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.
Luke 20:6But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.
John 7:40Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
John 12:19The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.
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Other verses that share key original-language words with Mark 14:2.
But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.
Matthew 6:5And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you They have their reward.
Luke 14:12Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
Luke 14:29Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
Luke 14:8When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
Matthew 1:20But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. conceived: Gr. begotten
Matthew 2:2Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
Matthew 27:64Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.
Frequently asked questions
What does Mark 14:2 say?
Mark 14:2 (King James Version) reads: "But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people."
Is Mark 14:2 in the Old or New Testament?
Mark 14:2 is in the New Testament of the Bible, in the book of Mark.
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