Origen

“ Having called the multitudes therefore, He said unto them, “Hear and understand,” [1] etc. And He said this, the Pharisees being offended at this saying, as, because of their evil opinions and their worthless interpretation of the law, they were not the plant of his own Father in heaven, and on this account were being rooted up; [2] for they were rooted up as they did not receive the true vine, which was cultivated by the Father, even Jesus Christ. ”