Matthew 21:45

World English Bible (2000)

When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spoke about them.

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 12:12 : 12 Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day."
  • Luke 11:45 : 45 One of the lawyers answered him, "Teacher, in saying this you insult us also."
  • Luke 20:19 : 19 The chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him that very hour, but they feared the people--for they knew he had spoken this parable against them.

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    17 But he looked at them, and said, "Then what is this that is written, 'The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the chief cornerstone?'

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