Matthew 21:45

Authorized King James Version (1611)

And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.

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  • Matt 12:12 : 12 ‹How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.›
  • Luke 11:45 : 45 Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.
  • Luke 20:19 : 19 And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.

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