Mark Chapter 12 verse 12 Holy Bible
And they sought to lay hold on him; and they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spake the parable against them: and they left him, and went away.
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And they made attempts to take him; but they were in fear of the people, because they saw that the story was against them; and they went away from him.
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And they sought to lay hold of him, and they feared the crowd; for they knew that he had spoken the parable of them. And they left him and went away.
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And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.
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They tried to seize him, but they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spoke the parable against them. They left him, and went away.
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And they were seeking to lay hold on him, and they feared the multitude, for they knew that against them he spake the simile, and having left him, they went away;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 12. - The scribes and Pharisees knew, partly from the words of this psalm, and partly from the looks of Christ, that they were spoken against them. So they sought in their rage and malice to lay hold on him; but they feared the people, with whom he was still popular. Thus, however, by his rebuke of the scribes and Pharisees, he prepared the way for that death which, within three days, they brought upon him. And the counsel of God was fulfilled for the redemption of men by the blood of Christ.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(12) They sought to lay hold on him.--The pronoun carries us back to the "chief priests and scribes and elders" of Mark 11:27.
