Matthew 21:45

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And the chief priests and the Pharisees having heard his similes, knew that of them he speaketh,

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 12:12 : 12 How much better, therefore, is a man than a sheep? -- so that it is lawful on the sabbaths to do good.'
  • Luke 11:45 : 45 And one of the lawyers answering, saith to him, `Teacher, these things saying, us also thou dost insult;'
  • Luke 20:19 : 19 And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him in that hour, and they feared the people, for they knew that against them he spake this simile.

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    17and he, having looked upon them, said, `What, then, is this that hath been written: A stone that the builders rejected -- this became head of a corner?

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    20And, having watched `him', they sent forth liers in wait, feigning themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his word, to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor,

  • Mark 12:12-13
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