{Against them} (pros autous). So Luke. It was a straight
shot, this parable of the Rejected Stone ( 12:10f. ) and the
longer one of the Wicked Husbandmen. There was no mistaking the
application, for he had specifically explained the application
( Mt 21:43-45 ). The Sanhedrin were so angry that they actually
started or sought to seize him, but fear of the populace now more
enthusiastic for Jesus than ever held them back. They went off in
disgust, but they had to listen to the Parable of the King's Son
before going ( Mt 22:1-14 ).
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