Mark 12:12 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹² And they [i.e., the leading priests and experts in the Law of Moses] attempted to arrest Jesus, but [hesitated because] they feared what the crowd might do, for they understood that He was speaking the parable against them. So, they left Him and went away.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² And they were trying to get hold of Him, but they were afraid of the people, for they knew that He spoke this parable with reference to and against them. So they left Him and departed. [Isa. 5:1-7.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² And they sought to lay hold on him; and they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spake the parable against them: and they left him, and went away.

Common English Bible

¹² They wanted to arrest Jesus because they knew that he had told the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd, so they left him and went away.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² And they sought to take hold of him, but they feared the crowd. For they knew that he had spoken this parable about them. And leaving him behind, they went away.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² And they sought to lay hands on him, but they feared the people. For they knew that he spoke this parable to them. And leaving him, they went their way.

Mark 12:12 Cross References

Matthew 21:26

But if we say, ‘from men,’ we are afraid the crowd will oppose us because they all consider John to be a prophet.”

Matthew 22:22

And when they heard this, they marveled; then left Him and went away.

Mark 11:18

The leading priests and experts in the Law of Moses heard this and began looking for some way to kill Jesus, because they were afraid of Him, since the whole crowd was amazed at His teaching.

Mark 11:32

But, should we say ‘from men’ [instead]?” Now they feared the people, for all of them considered John to be a true prophet.

Luke 20:19

Then the experts in the Law of Moses and the leading priests attempted to arrest Jesus right away, [but hesitated] because they feared [what] the people [might do], since they perceived that He had spoken this parable against them.

Luke 20:6

But if we say ‘from men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”

John 7:25

Some of the people of Jerusalem said [about Jesus], “Is not this person the one they are trying to kill?

John 7:30

Then they [i.e., the authorities] tried to arrest Jesus, but no one laid a hand on Him because His time had not yet come.

John 7:44

Some of them wanted to arrest Him, but no one [attempted to] lay a hand on Him.