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 13:10-17

Jesus' disciples came and said to Him, "Why are you speaking to them [i.e., the large crowds] by using parables?"

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.

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."

Mark 7:17

And when He had gone into the house away from the crowd His disciples asked Him about this parable.

Luke 8:9-15

Then Jesus' disciples asked Him what this parable meant.

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