Parallel Verses
World English Bible
When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spoke about them.
New American Standard Bible
When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard His parables, they understood that He 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.
Holman Bible
When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard His parables,
International Standard Version
When the high priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they knew that he was talking about them.
A Conservative Version
And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they knew that he spoke about them.
American Standard Version
And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.
Amplified
When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard His parables, they understood that He was talking about them.
An Understandable Version
And when the leading priests and Pharisees heard Jesus' parables, they realized He was speaking about them.
Anderson New Testament
And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they knew that he spoke 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.
Common New Testament
When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he was speaking about them.
Daniel Mace New Testament
When the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he meant them.
Darby Translation
And the chief priests and the Pharisees, having heard his parables, knew that he spoke about them.
Godbey New Testament
And the chief priests and Pharisees hearing His parables, knew that He speaks concerning them.
Goodspeed New Testament
When the high priests and the Pharisees heard his figures, they knew that he was speaking about them,
John Wesley New Testament
And the chief priests and the Pharisees, hearing his parables, knew he spoke of them.
Julia Smith Translation
And the chief priests and Pharisees, having heard his parable, knew that he spake of them.
King James 2000
And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spoke of them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And [when] the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they knew that he was speaking about them,
Modern King James verseion
And when the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that He spoke of them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And when the chief priests and Pharisees heard these similitudes, they perceived that he spake of them.
Moffatt New Testament
When the high priests and Pharisees heard these parables they knew he was speaking about them;
Montgomery New Testament
As they listened to his parables, the chief priests and the Pharisees recognized that he was speaking about them;
NET Bible
When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they realized that he was speaking about them.
New Heart English Bible
When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spoke about them.
Noyes New Testament
And the chief priests and the Pharisees when they heard his parables, knew that he was speaking of them.
Sawyer New Testament
And the chief priests and Pharisees hearing his parables, knew that he spoke of them;
The Emphasized Bible
And the Chief-priests and the Pharisees, hearing his parables, took note, that, concerning them, he was speaking.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And when the chief priests and Pharisees heard his parables, they knew that he was speaking concerning them.
Twentieth Century New Testament
After listening to these parables, the Chief Priests and the Pharisees saw that it was about them that he was speaking;
Webster
And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spoke of them.
Weymouth New Testament
After listening to His parables the High Priests and the Pharisees perceived that He was speaking about them;
Williams New Testament
When the high priests and the Pharisees heard His stories, they knew that He was speaking about them,
Worrell New Testament
And the high-priests and Pharisees, having heard His parables, knew that He was speaking concerning them.
Worsley New Testament
And when the chief priests and pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that He spake of them:
Youngs Literal Translation
And the chief priests and the Pharisees having heard his similes, knew that of them he speaketh,
Themes
Jesus Christ » History of » Enunciates » The parable of the wicked husbandmen (in jerusalem)
Parables » Parables of Christ » Wicked husbandmen
Pharisees » Hypocrisy of, reproved » By jesus
Pharisees » Christ » Offended, by his doctrine
Reproof » Faithfulness in » In the parables of jesus » Of the vineyard
Interlinear
Archiereus
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 21:45
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Tenant Farmers In The Vineyard
44 He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but on whoever it will fall, it will scatter him as dust." 45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spoke about them. 46 When they sought to seize him, they feared the multitudes, because they considered him to be a prophet.
Cross References
Matthew 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
One of the lawyers answered him, "Teacher, in saying this you insult us also."
Luke 20:19
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.