Mark 4:13
And Jesus continued to speak to them, "Do you not know what this parable means? Then how can you understand any of the other parables?
Revelation 3:19
"I rebuke and discipline those I love, so be earnest and repent.
Matthew 13:18-23
"Listen then to this parable of the farmer [who sowed seed].
Matthew 13:51-52
"Have you understood all these things?" [Jesus asked]. "Yes," they said to Him.
Matthew 15:15-17
And Peter said to Him, "Explain the parable to us."
Matthew 16:8-9
Jesus, being aware of their thoughts, said, "O, you people with [such] little faith! Why are you reasoning among yourselves about not having bread?
Mark 7:17-18
And when He had gone into the house away from the crowd His disciples asked Him about this parable.
Luke 8:11-15
Now [the meaning of] the parable is this: The seed represents the word of God.
Luke 24:25
Then Jesus said to them, "You foolish men! How slow your minds are to believe everything the prophets have spoken [in their writings]!
1 Corinthians 3:1-2
And I could not speak to you, brothers, as I would to spiritual people, but [I have to speak to you] as I would to worldly people, for you are immature children in [the fellowship of] Christ.
Hebrews 5:11-14
[Now] we have many things to say about Melchizedek, but because of your slowness to grasp things, they are hard to explain.