Mark 4:34

He did not speak to them without a parable, but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.

John 16:25

"I have said these things to you in figures of speech. The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech but will tell you plainly about the Father.

Matthew 13:36-43

Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field."

Matthew 15:15-20

But Peter said to him, "Explain the parable to us."

Mark 4:10

And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.

Luke 24:27

And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

Mark 7:17-23

And when he had entered the house and left the people, his disciples asked him about the parable.

Luke 8:9-10

And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant,

Luke 24:44-46

Then he said to them, "These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled."

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Summary

Mark 4:34

But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.

When

General references

Mark 7:17

Bible References

When

And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.

And when he had entered the house and left the people, his disciples asked him about the parable.

Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field."

But Peter said to him, "Explain the parable to us."

And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant,

And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

General references

"Son of man, propound a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;

All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without a parable.

And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying,

And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.

And when he had entered the house and left the people, his disciples asked him about the parable.