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45 When[a] the chief priests and the Pharisees[b] heard his parables, they realized that he was speaking about them. 46 They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowds, because the crowds[c] regarded him as a prophet.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 21:45 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
  2. Matthew 21:45 sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.
  3. Matthew 21:46 tn Grk “they”; the referent (the crowds) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Both previous occurrences of “they” in this verse refer to the chief priests and the Pharisees.