Matthew 26:5
But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.
More from Matthew 26
Verse 1
And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,
Verse 2
Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.
Verse 3
Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
Verse 4
And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.