Priests try to Arrest Jesus

273	PRIESTS try to ARREST JESUS
Matt 21		Mark 12		Luke 20
45	<And>	12	And	17	<And>
	when the chief priests		they		the scribes and the chief priests
	and the Pharisees
	heard his parables,*		[see below]
	they perceived that *
	he was speaking
	about them.*
46	But when
	they tried to arrest him,		tried to arrest him		tried to lay hands on him
					at that very hour,
	they feared the multitudes,		but feared the multitude,		but they feared the people;
	because they held him
	to be a prophet.
	[see Matt 21:45 above]		for they perceived that*		for they perceived that*
			he had told the parable*		he had told the parable*
			against them;*		against them.*
			so they left him
			and went away.

Color Code
Blue	Three texts use same vocabulary.
Teal	Two texts use same vocabulary.
Black	Words unique to a particular text.
	No parallel element in this gospel.
*	Same wording, different order.
<And>	RSV wording revised to reflect Greek.
273	Sequence in synoptic outlines

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