KJV:
But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.
NASB:
"But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was a prophet."
KJV:
And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
NASB:
And Jesus said to them, "Nor will I tell you by what authority I do these things."
KJV:
Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.
NASB:
And He began to tell the people this parable: "A man planted a vineyard and rented it out to vine-growers, and went on a journey for a long time.
KJV:
Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.
NASB:
"The owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.'
KJV:
But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
NASB:
"But when the vine-growers saw him, they reasoned with one another, saying, 'This is the heir; let us kill him so that the inheritance will be ours.'
KJV:
He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.
NASB:
"He will come and destroy these vine-growers and will give the vineyard to others." When they heard it, they said, "May it never be!"
KJV:
And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?
NASB:
But Jesus looked at them and said, "What then is this that is written: 'THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED, THIS BECAME THE CHIEF CORNER stone'?
KJV:
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.
NASB:
The scribes and the chief priests tried to lay hands on Him that very hour, and they feared the people; for they understood that He spoke this parable against them.
KJV:
And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly:
NASB:
They questioned Him, saying, "Teacher, we know that You speak and teach correctly, and You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth.