Luke 8:9
Then Jesus' disciples asked Him what this parable meant.
Matthew 13:10
Jesus' disciples came and said to Him, "Why are you speaking to them [i.e., the large crowds] by using parables?"
Matthew 13:18
"Listen then to this parable of the farmer [who sowed seed].
Mark 4:10
And when He was alone those people who gathered around Him, along with the twelve apostles, asked Him what the parables meant.
Matthew 13:36
He then left the crowds and went into the house. [While there] His disciples came to Him, and said, "Explain to us [the meaning of] the parable of the weeds in the field."
Matthew 15:15
And Peter said to Him, "Explain the parable to us."
Mark 4:34
And He did not speak to them [i.e., concerning the kingdom] without using a parable, but He explained everything to His own disciples privately.
Mark 7:17-18
And when He had gone into the house away from the crowd His disciples asked Him about this parable.
John 15:15
I do not call you slaves anymore, for a slave does not know what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because I have told you everything that I heard from my Father.