And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him in that very hour; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he spake this parable against them.

And the chief priests and the scribes made attempts to get their hands on him in that very hour; and they were in fear of the people, for they saw that he had made up this story against them.

Και εζητησαν οι αρχιερεις και οι γραμματεις να βαλωσιν επ' αυτον τας χειρας εν αυτη τη ωρα, πλην εφοβηθησαν τον λαον· διοτι ηνοησαν οτι προς αυτους ειπε την παραβολην ταυτην.

And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.