Matthew 21:45

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When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they knew he was speaking about them.

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  • Matt 12:12 : 12 How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Therefore, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.'
  • Luke 11:45 : 45 One of the experts in the law answered, 'Teacher, by saying these things, you insult us as well.'
  • Luke 20:19 : 19 The chief priests and the scribes sought to arrest him right then, but they feared the people because they knew he had spoken this parable against them.

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    17 But Jesus looked at them and said, 'Then what is this that is written: "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone"?'

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