Matthew 21:45
And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.
And when the chiefe Priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceiued that he spake of them.
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- Luke 20:19Rank 1 from verse 45
19¶ And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.
19¶ And the chiefe Priests and the Scribes the same houre sought to lay hands on him, and they feared the people: for they perceiued that he had spoken this parable against them.
- Luke 11:45Rank 2 from verse 45
- Matthew 12:12Rank 3 from verse 45
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Matthew 21:45
1. First, principal, highest, leading, greatest, most excellent, most important, or most responsible in rank, order, degree, value, or guilt. 2. A leader, head, principal ruler, officer, or principal member of a group.
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Persons set apart to religious service, sanctuary duty, sacrifice, intercession, teaching, or representation before a deity.
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Members of a Jewish sect known for strict observance of its religious traditions.
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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.
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Comparisons or earthly accounts used to set forth truths.
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Became aware of, recognized, discerned, or understood.
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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.
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21:33¶ Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:
21:33¶ Heare another parable. There was a certaine house-holder, *which planted a Uineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a wine-presse in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a farre countrey.
21:34And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.
21:34And when the time of the fruite drew neere, he sent his seruants to the husbandmen, that they might receiue the fruits of it.
21:35And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.
21:35And the husbandmen tooke his seruants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.
21:36Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.
21:36Againe hee sent other seruants, moe then the first, and they did vnto them likewise.
21:37But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.
21:37But last of all, he sent vnto them his sonne, saying, They will reuerence my sonne.
21:38But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
21:38But when the husbandmen saw the sonne, they said among themselues, *This is the heire, come, let vs kill him, and let vs sease on his inheritance.
21:39And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.
21:39And they caught him, and cast him out of the Uineyard, and slew him.
21:40When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?
21:40When the Lord therefore of the Uineyard commeth, what will he doe vnto those husbandmen?
21:41They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
21:41They say vnto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his Uineyard vnto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
21:42Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
21:42Iesus saith vnto them, *Did ye neuer reade in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders reiected, the same is become the head of the corner? This is the Lords doing, and it is marueilous in our eyes.
21:43Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
21:43Therefore say I vnto you, the kingdome of God shall be taken from you, and giuen to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
21:44And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
21:44And *whosoeuer shall fall on this stone, shalbe broken: but on whom soeuer it shall fall, it will grinde him to powder.
21:45And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.
21:45And when the chiefe Priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceiued that he spake of them.
Selected passage21:46But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.
21:46But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they tooke him for a Prophet.