How much more valuable then is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is permitted to do good on Shabbat.”
Matthew 21:45 - Tree of Life Version When the ruling kohanim and Pharisees heard Yeshua’s parables, they realized He 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. |
How much more valuable then is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is permitted to do good on Shabbat.”
And He told them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a sower went out to spread some seed.
Whoever falls on this stone will be shattered; but the one upon whom it falls, it will crush him.”
Although they were trying to seize Him, they feared the crowds, because they regarded Him as a prophet.
But answering, one of the Torah lawyers says to Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us too.”
The Torah scholars and the ruling kohanim tried to grab Him that very hour, because they realized that He spoke this parable against them—but they feared the people.