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They tried to seize him, but they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spoke the parable against them. They left him, and went away.
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An Unmistakable Rebuke
Commentators unanimously agree that Jesus's parable was not a subtle hint; it was a direct and unmistakable accusation. Scholars note that the religious leaders knew immediately that the story of the wicked tenants was told "against them." This clarity provoked their anger and desire to arrest him, demonstrating the powerful and confrontational nature of Jesus's teaching.
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Against them (προς αυτους). So Luke. It was a straight shot, this parable of the Rejected Stone (12:10f.) and the longer one of th…
19th Century
Anglican
They sought to lay hold on him.—The pronoun carries us back to the "chief priests and scribes and elders" of Mark 11:27.
Baptist
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 we…
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The application of the parable was obvious, but again the religious leaders did not harm Jesus because they feared the crowd (cf. 11:18, 32). It wa…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
They sought to lay held on him That is, the chief priests, Scribes, and elders, after they had heard the parables he…
Presbyterian
Christ showed in parables that he would set aside the Jewish church. It is sad to think what contemptible treatment God's faithful ministers have r…
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