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.

Matthew 13:10-17

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

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.

Proverbs 13:20


He who walks [as a companion] with wise men will be wise,
But the companions of [conceited, dull-witted] fools [are fools themselves and] will experience harm.

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.”

Mark 7:17

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

Luke 8:9-15

Now His disciples began asking Him what this parable meant.

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