Mark 14:2 Meaning and Explanation
“But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people.”
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Read Full Chapter →The leaders agree to wait until after the feast, fearing the crowds would riot if Jesus were seized publicly.
What Does Mark 14:2 Mean?
The plotters weigh their politics. Jerusalem at Passover swelled to many times its size, and among the pilgrims were thousands who admired Jesus; an arrest in daylight could spark the very unrest the priests feared Rome would punish. So they resolve to wait — not from mercy, but from caution.
Their calendar will not hold. Within days Jesus dies at the very feast they meant to avoid, on the timetable Scripture had marked out. The verse quietly shows who governs events: not the powerful with their careful plans, but the God whose Son lays down his life at the appointed hour (John 10:18).
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What does Mark 14:2 mean?
The leaders agree to wait until after the feast, fearing the crowds would riot if Jesus were seized publicly.