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Mark 12:12

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12aAnd they were seeking to seize Him, and yet they feared the crowd, for they understood that He spoke the parable against them. And so bthey left Him and went away.

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Cross references

  1. aMark 11:18
  2. bMatt 22:22

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And they were seeking to arrest him but feared the people, for they perceived that he had told the parable against them. So they left him and went away.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders looked for a way to arrest him because they knew he had spoken the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd; so they left him and went away.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They were looking for a way to arrest him but feared the crowd because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. So they left him and went away.

NLTNew Living Translation

The religious leaders wanted to arrest Jesus because they realized he was telling the story against them—they were the wicked farmers. But they were afraid of the crowd, so they left him and went away.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And they were seeking to arrest him, and they were afraid of the crowd, because they knew that he had told the parable with reference to them. And they left him and went away.

KJV 1900King James Version

And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.