他們說，當節期不可，恐怕會有民間的擾亂。

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。」

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 festival,” they said,“ or the people may riot.”

“ 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.”

人幼年時負軛，真好啊！

聽了這些話，羣眾中就有人說：『這個人真是那位神言人哪。』

祭司長和經學士聽見了，就想法子要怎樣殺滅耶穌；他們怕他；因為全羣的人都因他的教訓而驚駭。

若說「由於人」呢，眾民就會用石頭打死我們；因為他們都確信約翰是神言人。』

但是他們說：『當節期中不可，恐怕民間生亂。』

沒有智慧、沒有明達、沒有謀略能敵得過永恆主。

但是、若說由於人呢——』他們怕羣眾；因為眾人都看約翰真是神言人。

人心裏多有設計，惟獨永恆主的計畫才能立定。

於是法利賽人就彼此說：『可見你們是無濟於事的；你看，世界都去跟着他了！』