43 Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God (A)will be taken away from you and given to a people (B)producing its fruits. 44 And (C)the one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; and (D)when it falls on anyone, it will crush him.”[a]

45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he was speaking about them. 46 And (E)although they were seeking to arrest him, (F)they feared the crowds, because they held him to be (G)a prophet.

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  1. Matthew 21:44 Some manuscripts omit verse 44

43 “Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you(A) and given to a people who will produce its fruit. 44 Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.”[a](B)

45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus’ parables, they knew he was talking about them. 46 They looked for a way to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because the people held that he was a prophet.(C)

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  1. Matthew 21:44 Some manuscripts do not have verse 44.