When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus’ parables, they knew he was talking about them.
How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
Then he told them many things in parables, saying: “A farmer went out to sow his seed.
Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.”
They looked for a way to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because the people held that he was a prophet.
One of the experts in the law answered him, “Teacher, when you say these things, you insult us also.”
The teachers of the law and the chief priests looked for a way to arrest him immediately, because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people.