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Berean Standard Bible

“When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.”

Matthew 21:45

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Jesus has told the parables of the two sons, the tenants of the vineyard and the stone the builders rejected. He is speaking in the temple area with the religious leaders listening.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.

World English Bible (WEB)

When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spoke about them.

King James Version (KJV)

And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And when his stories came to the ears of the chief priests and the Pharisees, they saw that he was talking of them.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And the chief priests and the Pharisees having heard his similes, knew that of them he speaks,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y oyendo los príncipes de los sacerdotes y los Fariseos sus parábolas, entendieron que hablaba de ellos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Al darse cuenta los principales sacerdotes y los demás jefes judíos que Jesús se refería a ellos, que ellos eran los labradores de la parábola,

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