Mark 12:12

NIV: Then the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders looked for a way to arrest him because they knew he had spoken the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd; so they left him and went away.

NAS: And they were seeking to seize Him, and yet they feared the people, for they understood that He spoke the parable against them. And so they left Him and went away.

KJV: And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.

GWT: They wanted to arrest him but were afraid of the crowd. They knew that he had directed this illustration at them. So they left him alone and went away.

ASV: And they sought to lay hold on him; and they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spake the parable against them: and they left him, and went away.

BBE: And they made attempts to take him; but they were in fear of the people, because they saw that the story was against them; and they went away from him.

DBY: And they sought to lay hold of him, and they feared the crowd; for they knew that he had spoken the parable of them. And they left him and went away.

DRB: And they sought to lay hands on him, but they feared the people. For they knew that he spoke this parable to them. And leaving him, they went their way.

WBS: And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people; for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and departed.

WEB: They tried to seize him, but they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spoke the parable against them. They left him, and went away.

YLT: And they were seeking to lay hold on him, and they feared the multitude, for they knew that against them he spake the simile, and having left him, they went away;