Luke 8:9

Then His disciples asked Him, “What does this parable mean?”

Matthew 13:10

Then the disciples came up and asked Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”

Matthew 13:18

“You, then, listen to the parable of the sower:

Mark 4:10

When He was alone with the Twelve, those who were around Him asked Him about the parables.

Hosea 6:3

Let us strive to know the Lord.
His appearance is as sure as the dawn.
He will come to us like the rain,
like the spring showers that water the land.

Matthew 13:36

Then He dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples approached Him and said, “Explain the parable of the weeds in the field to us.”

Matthew 15:15

Then Peter replied to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”

Mark 4:34

And He did not speak to them without a parable. Privately, however, He would explain everything to His own disciples.

Mark 7:17-18

When He went into the house away from the crowd, the disciples asked Him about the parable.

John 15:15

I do not call you slaves anymore, because a slave doesn’t know what his master is doing. I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything I have heard from My Father.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?

General references

Bible References

What

Hosea 6:3
Let us strive to know the Lord.
His appearance is as sure as the dawn.
He will come to us like the rain,
like the spring showers that water the land.
Matthew 13:10
Then the disciples came up and asked Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
Matthew 15:15
Then Peter replied to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”
Mark 4:10
When He was alone with the Twelve, those who were around Him asked Him about the parables.
Mark 7:17
When He went into the house away from the crowd, the disciples asked Him about the parable.
John 15:15
I do not call you slaves anymore, because a slave doesn’t know what his master is doing. I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything I have heard from My Father.

General references

Proverbs 18:15
The mind of the discerning acquires knowledge,
and the ear of the wise seeks it.

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