Matthew 21:45

The Parable of the Wicked Tenants

44He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed. ”45When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.46Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.

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Berean Standard Bible
When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.
American Standard Version (1901)
And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.
Bible in Basic English
And when his stories came to the ears of the chief priests and the Pharisees, they saw that he was talking of them.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they knew that he spoke of them.
Free Bible Version
When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his illustrations, they realized he was speaking about them.
Geneva Bible 1599
And when the chiefe Priestes and Pharises had heard his parables, they perceiued that hee spake of them.
King James (Authorized) Version
And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.
One Unity Resource Bible
When the chief priests and the Pharisees [Separated] heard his parables, they perceived that he spoke about them.
Translation for Translators
When the chief priests and the elders who were Pharisees heard this parable, they realized that he was accusing them because they did not believe that he was the Messiah.
Unlocked Literal Bible
When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they understood he was speaking about them.
Noah Webster Bible
And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spoke of them.
World English Bible
When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spoke about them.
Young's Literal Translation
And the chief priests and the Pharisees having heard his similes, knew that of them he speaketh,