New Revised Standard Version
When they realized that he had told this parable against them, they wanted to arrest him, but they feared the crowd. So they left him and went away.

Contemporary English Version
The leaders knew that Jesus was really talking about them, and they wanted to arrest him. But because they were afraid of the crowd, they let him alone and left.

New American Bible
They were seeking to arrest him, but they feared the crowd, for they realized that he had addressed the parable to them. So they left him and went away.

Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

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.

feared.

Mark 11:18,32 Which when the chief priests and the scribes had heard, they sought how they might destroy him. For they feared him, because the whole multitude was in admiration at his doctrine. . . .

Matthew 21:26,45,46 If we shall say, from heaven, he will say to us: Why then did you not believe him? But if we shall say, from men, we are afraid of the multitude: for all held John as a prophet. . . .

Luke 20:6,19 But if we say, of men: the whole people will stone us. For they are persuaded that John was a prophet. . . .

John 7:25,30,44 Some therefore of Jerusalem said: Is not this he whom they seek to kill? . . .

knew.

2 Samuel 12:7 And Nathan said to David: Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee from the hand of Saul,

*etc:

1 Kings 20:38-41 So the prophet went, and met the king in the way, and disguised himself by sprinkling dust on his face and his eyes. . . .

1 Kings 21:17-27 And the word of the Lord came to Elias, the Thesbite, saying: . . .