And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they knew that he spoke of them.
And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him the same hour: but they feared the people, for they knew that he spoke this parable to them.
And one of the lawyers answering, saith to him: Master, in saying these things, thou reproachest us also.
How much better is a man than a sheep? Therefore it is lawful to do a good deed on the sabbath days.
And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying: Behold the sower went forth to sow.
And whosoever shall fall on this stone, shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it shall grind him to powder.
And seeking to lay hands on him, they feared the multitudes: because they held him as a prophet.