Matthew 21:45
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And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they knew that he spoke of them.

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Matthew 12:12 How much better is a man than a sheep? Therefore it is lawful to do a good deed on the sabbath days.

Luke 11:45 And one of the lawyers answering, saith to him: Master, in saying these things, thou reproachest us also.

Luke 20:19 And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him the same hour: but they feared the people, for they knew that he spoke this parable to them.

Context
The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
44And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it shall grind him to powder. 45And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they knew that he spoke of them. 46And seeking to lay hands on him, they feared the multitudes, because they held him as a prophet.…
Cross References
Matthew 13:3
And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying: Behold the sower went forth to sow.

Matthew 21:44
And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it shall grind him to powder.

Matthew 21:46
And seeking to lay hands on him, they feared the multitudes, because they held him as a prophet.

Lexicon
When
Καὶ (Kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

the
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

chief priests
ἀρχιερεῖς (archiereis)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 749: High priest, chief priest. From arche and hiereus; the high-priest; by extension a chief priest.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

Pharisees
Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisaioi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5330: Of Hebrew origin; a separatist, i.e. Exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary.

heard
ἀκούσαντες (akousantes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.

[Jesus’]
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

parables,
παραβολὰς (parabolas)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3850: From paraballo; a similitude, i.e. fictitious narrative, apothegm or adage.

they knew
ἔγνωσαν (egnōsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1097: A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications.

He was speaking
λέγει (legei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

about
περὶ (peri)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.

them.
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


Additional Translations
When the chief priests and Pharisees heard Jesus’ parables, they knew He was speaking about them.

And the chief priests and the Pharisees, having heard His parables, knew that He speaks about them.

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

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

And the chief priests and the Pharisees, having heard his parables, knew that he spoke about them.

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

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

After listening to His parables the High Priests and the Pharisees perceived that He was speaking about them;

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

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