⁴⁵ Now when the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they ^[a]perceived that He was speaking of them.

⁴⁶ But when they sought to lay hands on Him, they ^(A)feared the multitudes, because ^(B)they took Him for a prophet.

¹⁸ And ^(A)the scribes and chief priests heard it and sought how they might destroy Him; for they feared Him, because ^(B)all the people were astonished at His teaching.

Could This Be the Christ?

²⁵ Now some of them from Jerusalem said, “Is this not He whom they seek to ^(A)kill?

³⁰ Therefore ^(A)they sought to take Him; but ^(B)no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.

⁴⁴ Now ^(A)some of them wanted to take Him, but no one laid hands on Him.