It is enough for a disciple to become like his teacher and a slave like his master. If they called the head of the house “Beelzebul,” how much more the members of his household!
They listened to him up to this point. Then they raised their voices, shouting, ‘Wipe this man off the face of the earth! He should not be allowed to live! ’
Remember the word I spoke to you: “A servant is not greater than his master.” If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.
Then the scribes and the chief priests looked for a way to get their hands on him that very hour, because they knew he had told this parable against them, but they feared the people.