Mark 14:2

For they said, “Not during the feast, so there won’t be a riot among the people.” ¹ 

"But not during the Feast," they said, "or the people may riot."

for they were saying, "Not during the festival, otherwise there might be a riot of the people."

"But not during the Passover," they agreed, "or there will be a riot."

They agreed that it should not be done during Passover Week. "We don't want the crowds up in arms," they said.

But they said, Not while the feast is going on, for fear there may be trouble among the people.

for they said, "Not during the festival, or there may be a riot among the people."

But they said, "Not during the feast, 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.” ¹ 

¹ sn The suggestion here is that Jesus was too popular to openly arrest him. The verb were trying is imperfect. It suggests, in this context, that they were always considering the opportunities.