Matthew 21:45

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Matt 12:12 : 12 How much more valuable then is a man than a sheep? Therefore, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath days.
  • Luke 11:45 : 45 Then one of the lawyers answered and said to him, Teacher, by saying this you reproach us also.
  • Luke 20:19 : 19 And the chief priests and the scribes tried to lay hands on him at that very hour; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.

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