Matthew 21:45

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

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KJV

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

ASV

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

YLT

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

DBT

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

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(Verse 45, 46.) And when the chief priests and Pharisees heard his parables, they realized that he was speaking about them. And they sought to arrest him, but they feared the crowds because they regarded him as a prophet. Though they had hard hearts and were dull in their disbelief and impiety towards the Son of God, they could not deny the clear accusations, and they understood that all of the Lord's judgments were directed against them. Therefore, they indeed wanted to kill him, but they feared the crowds because they regarded him as a prophet.

Jerome· Commentary on Matthew, 420patristic

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And when the chief priests and Pharisees,....

John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed

The chief priests - perceived that he spoke of them - The most wholesome advice passes for an affront with those who have shut their hearts against the truth. When that which should lead to repentance only kindles the flame of malice and revenge, there is but little hope of the salvation of such persons.

Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832evangelical

But in this public appearance, 1. The preparation was sudden and offhand. For his glory in the other world, and ours with him, preparation was made before the foundation of the world, for that was the glory his heart was upon; his glory in this world he was dead to, and therefore, though he had it in prospect, did not forecast for it, but took what came next.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Luke 20:19
When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.
Luke 11:45
One of the experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us as well.”
Matthew 26:3
At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
Mark 11:18
When the chief priests and scribes heard this, they looked for a way to kill Him. For they were afraid of Him, because the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.
Mark 12:12
At this, the leaders sought to arrest Jesus, for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them. But fearing the crowd, they left Him and went away.
Luke 6:11
But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.
Luke 22:2
and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death; for they feared the people.
Luke 22:53
Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on Me. But this hour belongs to you and to the power of darkness.”
Matthew 12:12
How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

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Matthew 12:12
How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
leads to
- Matthew 6:26
  Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns—and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
- Luke 6:9
  Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”
- Matthew 10:31
  So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
- Mark 3:4
  And He asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” But they were silent.
- Luke 12:24
  Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!
Through
Luke 20:19
When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.
leads to
- Luke 19:47–48
  Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him.
Through
Luke 11:45
One of the experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us as well.”
leads to
- John 9:40
  Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”
- Matthew 22:35
  One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:

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