Matthew 26:3-5

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

³ Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the [^[a]open] court of the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,

⁴ And consulted together in order to arrest Jesus by stratagem secretly and put Him to death.

⁵ But they said, It must not be during the Feast, for fear that there will be a riot among the people.