⁴⁵ And the chief priests and the Pharisees having heard his similes, knew that of them he speaketh,

¹² How much better, therefore, is a man than a sheep? -- so that it is lawful on the sabbaths to do good.'

⁴⁵ And one of the lawyers answering, saith to him, `Teacher, these things saying, us also thou dost insult;'

¹⁹ And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him in that hour, and they feared the people, for they knew that against them he spake this simile.