“ But not during the festival,” they said,“ or the people may riot.”

只是说：“当节的日子不可，恐怕百姓生乱。”

他们说：“不可在过节的日子，恐怕百姓生乱。”

他们说：“不可在过节的日子，恐怕百姓生乱。”

他们说：“我们不能在节期那天下手，以免在百姓中引起骚乱。”

不过他们说：“不可在节日期间，免得民众发生骚乱。”

只是說：「當節的日子不可，恐怕百姓生亂。」

他們說：「不可在過節的日子，恐怕百姓生亂。」

他們說：「不可在過節的日子，恐怕百姓生亂。」

他們說：「我們不能在節期那天下手，以免在百姓中引起騷亂。」

他們說，當節期不可，恐怕會有民間的擾亂。

不過他們說：「不可在節日期間，免得民眾發生騷亂。」

曰、勿於節期、恐民生亂、○

惟曰、節期不可、恐民生亂、○

惟曰、當節期不可、恐民生亂、○

且曰：『不宜於節中行之、恐民生變。』

“ But not during the feast,” they said.“ The people may stir up trouble.”

for they said,“ Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar from the people.”

“ But not during the Passover celebration,” they agreed,“ or the people may riot.”

“ Not during the festival,” they said,“ so that there won’t be a riot among the people.”

for they were saying,“ Not during the festival, otherwise there will be a riot of the people.”

But they said,“ Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar of the people.”

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

“ Not during the festival,” they said,“ or there may be rioting among the people.”

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

For they said,“ Not during the feast, so there won’t be a riot among the people.”

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

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

On hearing his words, some of the people said,“ Surely this man is the Prophet.”

The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this and began looking for a way to kill him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.

But if we say,‘ Of human origin,’ all the people will stone us, because they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”

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

There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the Lord.

But if we say,‘ Of human origin’…”( They feared the people, for everyone held that John really was a prophet.)

Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.

So the Pharisees said to one another,“ See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!”