44 And (A)he who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will scatter him like dust.”

45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard His parables, they understood that He was speaking about them. 46 When they sought to seize Him, they (B)feared the [a]people, because they considered Him to be a (C)prophet.

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  1. Matthew 21:46 Lit crowds

44 Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.”[a](A)

45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus’ parables, they knew he was talking about them. 46 They looked for a way to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because the people held that he was a prophet.(B)

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  1. Matthew 21:44 Some manuscripts do not have verse 44.