Luke 8:9

The Reason For The Parables

⁸ And, other, fell into good ground; and, growing, brought forth fruit, a hundredfold. These things, saying, he went on to cry aloud - He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. ⁹ But his disciples began to question him - What might, this very, parable be? ¹⁰ And, he, said - Unto you, hath it been given, to get to know the sacred secrets of the kingdom of God; but, unto the rest, in parables, - in order that, seeing, they may not see, and, hearing, they may not understand.

Disciples Asked

Jesus

Luke

Matthew 13:10

And the disciples, coming near, said to him, Wherefore, in parables, art thou speaking to them?

Matthew 13:18

Hear, ye, then, the parable of him that sowed: -

Mark 4:10

And when he was alone they who were about him with the twelve questioned him as to the parables;

Hosea 6:3

Then let us know - let us press on to know - Yahweh, Like the dawn, is his coming forth assured, - that he may come like a down-pour upon us, like the harvest-rain, and the seed-rain of the land.

Matthew 13:36

Then, dismissing the multitudes, he went into the house, and his disciples came near to him, saying - Make quite plain to us the parable of the darnel of the field.

Matthew 15:15

And Peter, answering, said unto him, Declare to us the parable.

Mark 4:34

but, without a parable, was he not speaking unto them, - privately, however, unto his own disciples, was he explaining all things.

Mark 7:17-18

And, when he entered into a house from the multitudes, his disciples began to question him as to the parable;

John 15:15

No longer, do I call you, servants, for, the servant, knoweth not what, his lord, is doing. But, you, I have called, friends, because, all things which I heard from my Father, made I known unto you.