Surely a man is more important than a sheep. So the law \{of Moses\} allows people to do good things on the Sabbath day.”
Matthew 21:45 - Easy To Read Version The leading priests and the Pharisees {\cf2\super [303]} heard these stories that Jesus told. They knew that Jesus was talking about them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard His parables (comparisons, stories used to illustrate and explain), they perceived that He was talking about them. American Standard Version (1901) And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them. Common English Bible Now when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard the parable, they knew Jesus was talking about them. Catholic Public Domain Version And when the leaders of the priests, and the Pharisees had heard his parables, they knew that he was speaking about them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they knew that he spoke of them. |
Surely a man is more important than a sheep. So the law \{of Moses\} allows people to do good things on the Sabbath day.”
Then Jesus used stories to teach the people many things. Jesus said: “A farmer went out to plant his seed.
The person that falls on this stone will be broken. And if the stone falls on a person, then it will crush that person.” {\cf2\super [302]}
They wanted to find a way to arrest Jesus. But they were afraid of the people, because the people believed that Jesus was a prophet. {\cf2\super [304]}
One of the teachers of the law said to Jesus, “Teacher, when you say these things about the Pharisees, {\cf2\super [211]} you are criticizing our group too.”
The teachers of the law and the leading priests heard this story that Jesus told. They knew this story was about them. So they wanted to arrest Jesus at that time. But they were afraid of what the people would do.