And they sought to seize him. And they feared the multitude, for they knew that he spoke the parable against them. And having left him, they went away.
And the scholars and the chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him, for they feared him, because all the people were awed at his doctrine.
And the chief priests and the scholars sought to throw hands on him in the same hour. And they were afraid, for they knew that he spoke this parable against them.