Mat 26:5 | TNotes | STEP | 26:5 Jerusalem was flooded with pilgrims at Passover , and the Jewish leaders worried about having their authority taken away if they caused or allowed anything that resembled revolt against Rome (see 21:8-11 , 14-16 ).

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‏ Matthew 26:5

26:5 ^a Jerusalem was flooded with pilgrims at Passover, and the Jewish leaders worried about having their authority taken away if they caused or allowed anything that resembled revolt against Rome (see 21:8-11 ^b, 14-16 ^c).