Mark 14:1

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Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

It was now two days before the feast of the Passover and the unleavened bread, and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might seize him by deception, and kill him.

World English Bible (WEB)

After{G1161} two{G1417} days{G2250} was{G2258}{(G5713)} the feast of the passover{G3957}, and{G2532} of{G3326} unleavened bread{G106}: and{G2532} the chief priests{G749} and{G2532} the scribes{G1122} sought{G2212}{(G5707)} how{G4459} they might take{G2902}{(G5660)} him{G846} by{G1722} craft{G1388}, and put him to death{G615}{(G5725)}.

Strong's King James

(1) Now the Passover (Pesach) and festival of Unleavened Bread (Matzah) were two days away and the leading priests and Torah-scribes sought how to arrest Him cunningly to kill.

The F.O.G

Only two days remained before the sacred festivals of Passover and Unleavened Bread. Behind closed doors, the chief priests and religious scholars plotted to secretly arrest Jesus and put Him to death.

The F.O.G Paraphrase

And the passover and the unleavened food were after two days, and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how, by guile, having taken hold of him, they might kill him;

Young's Literal Translation

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Mark 14:1

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Mark 14:1