Matthew 21:38

21:38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and get his inheritance!’

Matthew 21:45-46

21:45 When ¹  the chief priests and the Pharisees ²  heard his parables, they realized that he was speaking about them. 21:46 They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowds, because the crowds ³  regarded him as a prophet.

[21:45]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[21:45]  ² sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[21:46]  ¹ tn Grk “they”; the referent (the crowds) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Both previous occurrences of “they” in this verse refer to the chief priests and the Pharisees.