And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.

When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.

And the chief priests and the Pharisees having heard his similes, knew that of them he speaketh,

And the chief priests and the Pharisees, having heard his parables, knew that he spoke about them.