只是無從下手，因為百姓都十分喜愛聽祂講道。

但寻不出法子来，因为百姓都侧耳听他。

但找不出方法来，因为百姓都侧耳听他。

但找不出方法来，因为百姓都侧耳听他。

只是无从下手，因为百姓都十分喜爱听祂讲道。

但他们不知道要怎样下手，因为众人都围着他，听他的教训。

可是他们不知道怎样下手，因为民众都倾心听他。

但尋不出法子來，因為百姓都側耳聽他。

但找不出方法來，因為百姓都側耳聽他。

但找不出方法來，因為百姓都側耳聽他。

但他們不知道要怎樣下手，因為眾人都圍著他，聽他的教訓。

卻尋不出所可行的；因為眾民都緊纏着耶穌來聽他。

可是他們不知道怎樣下手，因為民眾都傾心聽他。

但未得所為、因民皆傾聽之也、

惟不知所為、因眾傾聽之也、

惟無計可施、因民皆傾聽之也、

Yet they could not find any way to do it, because all the people hung on his words.

But they couldn’t find any way to do it. All the people were paying close attention to his words.

but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people were hanging on his words.

But they could think of nothing, because all the people hung on every word he said.

but they could not find a way to do it, because all the people were captivated by what they heard.

and yet they could not find anything that they might do, for all the people were hanging on to every word He said.

and were unable to do anything; for all the people were very attentive to hear Him.

and they could not find what they might do; for the people all hung upon him, listening.

but they could not find a way to do it, because all the people were captivated by what they heard.

And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.

but they could not find a way to do it, for all the people hung on his words.

They couldn’t find what they might do, for all the people hung on to every word that he said.

律法教師和祭司長聽出這比喻是針對他們說的，便想立刻下手捉拿耶穌，但又害怕百姓。於是，他們密切地監視耶穌，又派遣密探假裝好人，想從祂的話裡找把柄抓祂去見總督。

聽眾中有個賣紫色布匹的婦人名叫呂底亞，是推雅推喇城的人，向來敬拜上帝。上帝開啟她的心，她便留心聽保羅講道。

差役答道：「從未有人像祂那樣說話！」法利賽人說：「難道你們也被祂迷惑了嗎？哪有官長和法利賽人信祂呢？這群不明白律法的民眾該受咒詛！」

那時，法利賽人出去策劃怎樣從耶穌的話裡找把柄陷害祂。他們派了自己的門徒跟希律黨人一同去問耶穌：「老師，我們知道你誠實無偽，按真理傳上帝的道，你不徇情面，不以貌取人。

面向水門前的廣場，從清早到正午一直向他們宣讀律法書，人們都側耳傾聽。

祭司長和律法教師因為害怕百姓，便密謀如何殺害耶穌。這時，撒旦進入加略人猶大的心，這人原是十二使徒之一。他去見祭司長和聖殿護衛長，商議如何把耶穌出賣給他們，