After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.
The Passover festival was just two days away, and the religious leaders were secretly plotting how they could arrest Jesus and have him killed.
While people were preparing to celebrate, the powerful were plotting in the shadows.
📚 Historical Context
In the first century AD, during Jesus' ministry, the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were major Jewish festivals held in Jerusalem to commemorate God's deliverance of Israel from Egypt. This verse occurs just two days before these celebrations, a time when the city was crowded with pilgrims, heightening tensions as the chief priests and scribes plotted to arrest Jesus secretly. Their scheme reflected the ongoing conflict between Jesus and the religious establishment, who viewed him as a threat to their authority and feared a public backlash if they acted openly.
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