Luke 8:9

Now His disciples began asking Him what this parable meant.

Matthew 13:10

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

Matthew 13:18

“Listen then to the [meaning of the] parable of the sower:

Mark 4:10

As soon as He was alone, those who were around Him, together with the twelve [disciples], began asking Him about [the interpretation of] the parables.

Hosea 6:3


“So let us know and become personally acquainted with Him; let us press on to know and understand fully the [greatness of the] Lord [to honor, heed, and deeply cherish Him].
His appearing is prepared and is as certain as the dawn,
And He will come to us [in salvation] like the [heavy] rain,
Like the spring rain watering the earth.”

Matthew 13:36

Then He left the crowds and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him saying, “Explain [clearly] to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”

Matthew 15:15

Peter asked Him, “Explain this parable [about what defiles a person] to us.”

Mark 4:34

and He did not say anything to them without [using] a parable; He did, however, explain everything privately to His own disciples.

Mark 7:17-18

When Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples asked Him about the parable.

John 15:15

I do not call you servants any longer, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you [My] friends, because I have revealed to you everything that 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

“So let us know and become personally acquainted with Him; let us press on to know and understand fully the [greatness of the] Lord [to honor, heed, and deeply cherish Him].
His appearing is prepared and is as certain as the dawn,
And He will come to us [in salvation] like the [heavy] rain,
Like the spring rain watering the earth.”
Matthew 13:10
Then the disciples came to Him and asked, “Why do You speak to the crowds in parables?”
Matthew 15:15
Peter asked Him, “Explain this parable [about what defiles a person] to us.”
Mark 4:10
As soon as He was alone, those who were around Him, together with the twelve [disciples], began asking Him about [the interpretation of] the parables.
Mark 7:17
When Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples asked Him about the parable.
John 15:15
I do not call you servants any longer, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you [My] friends, because I have revealed to you everything that I have heard from My Father.

General references

Proverbs 18:15

The mind of the prudent [always] acquires knowledge,
And the ear of the wise [always] seeks knowledge.