But they said, "Not on the feast day, lest perhaps there may be a tumult among the people.
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King James Version
But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people.English Standard Version
for they said, "Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar from the people."New International Version
"But not during the Feast," they said, "or the people may riot."