Mark states that the Passover was two days away, although Lutheran pietist Johann Bengel argues in his Gnomon of the New Testament that μετὰ δυὸ ἡμέρας ("meta duo hēmeras") in means "on the following day". If the Passover was on Friday (Good Friday) then this happened on Wednesday, the day celebrated by Christians as Holy Wednesday. Mark states that the chief priests were looking for a way "by craft", or "by trickery" to arrest Jesus. They determine not to do it during the feast, because they were afraid that the people would riot. Some translations emphasise the proposed subtlety or trickery in the priests' approach; others emphasise that they were looking for secrecy to avoid popular knowledge of his arrest. Meanwhile, Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon the Leper, who has not appeared in this gospel until now. Simon's relationship to Jesus is not explored, but they must have been friends as this appears to be a social visit. According to the Markan narrative, Jesus is arrested on the following evening.