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Matthew 21:45
Matthew 21:45 is verse 45 of Matthew chapter 21, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.
King James Version
And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.
World English Bible
When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spoke about them.
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Matthew 21:43–46 · Berean Standard Bible
43 Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
44 He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
45 When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.
46 Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Matthew 12:12How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
Luke 11:45One of the experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us as well.”
Luke 20:19When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.