When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus’ stories, they knew he was talking about them.
The teachers of the law and the chief priests looked for a way to arrest Jesus at once, because they knew he had told that story against them. But they were afraid of the people.
An expert in the law said to Jesus, “Teacher, when you say things like that, you’re insulting us too.”
A person is worth far more than a sheep! So the Law allows us to do good on the Sabbath day.”
Then he taught them many things by telling them stories. He said, “A farmer went out to plant his seed.
Anyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and the stone will crush anyone it falls on.”
They looked for a way to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd, because the people believed that Jesus was a prophet.