‘They therefore sought for Jesus and spoke with one another as they stood in the Temple. “What do you think? That he will not come up to the Feast?” '
They gathered that a large proportion of the leading religious authorities, including all the top officials at the Temple, were planning Jesus' arrest and they were wondering what He would do. There was a buzz of excitement in the air. Would He arrive and seek to lead an insurrection, or would He keep away and avoid danger? The negative question suggests they expected the latter.