When the chief priestsand the PhariseesheardHis parables,they understoodthat He was speakingaboutthem.
"How muchmore valuablethenis a manthan a sheep!So then,it is lawfulto dogoodon the Sabbath."
And He spokemany thingsto them in parables,saying,"Behold,the sowerwentout to sow;
"And he who fallson thisstonewill be broken to pieces;but on whomeverit falls,it will scatter him like dust."
When they soughtto seizeHim, they fearedthe people,becausethey consideredHim to be a prophet.
Oneof the lawyerssaidto Him in reply,"Teacher,when You saythis,You insultus too."
The scribesand the chief prieststriedto layhandson Him that veryhour,and they fearedthe people;for they understoodthat He spokethisparableagainstthem.
