Matthew 21:45 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁴⁵ And when the leading priests and Pharisees heard Jesus’ parables, they realized He was speaking about them.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴⁵ And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴⁵ And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard His parables (comparisons, stories used to illustrate and explain), they perceived that He was talking about them.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴⁵ And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.

Common English Bible

⁴⁵ Now when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard the parable, they knew Jesus was talking about them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴⁵ And when the leaders of the priests, and the Pharisees had heard his parables, they knew that he was speaking about them.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴⁵ And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they knew that he spoke of them.

Matthew 21:45 Cross References

Matthew 12:12

Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep? Therefore, it is permissible by the Law of Moses to do what is good on a Sabbath day.”

Matthew 13:3

And He spoke many things to them in parables [i.e., brief stories to illustrate His teaching], saying, “once a farmer went out [to his field] to plant grain.

Matthew 21:44

And the person who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but whoever it falls on will be scattered like dust.”

Matthew 21:46

When they attempted to arrest Him, [they hesitated because] they feared [what] the crowds [might do], since they considered Jesus a prophet.

Luke 11:45

Then one of the teachers of the Law of Moses answered Jesus, saying, “Teacher, you insulted us too by saying this.”

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.