Mark 4:34
And to them he never used to speak except in parables; but in private to his own disciples he explained everything.
John 16:25
I have spoken to you of all this in figures; a time is coming, however, when I shall not speak any longer to you in figures, but shall tell you about the Father plainly.
Matthew 13:36-43
Then Jesus left the crowd, and went into the house. Presently his disciples came to him, and said: "Explain to us the parable of the tares in the field."
Matthew 15:15-20
Upon this, Peter said to Jesus: "Explain this saying to us."
Mark 4:10
Afterwards, when he was alone, his followers and the Twelve asked him about his parables;
Luke 24:27
Then, beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them all through the Scriptures the passages that referred to himself.
Mark 7:17-23
When Jesus went indoors, away from the crowd, his disciples began questioning him about this saying.
Luke 8:9-10
His disciples asked Jesus the meaning of this parable.
Luke 24:44-46
"This is what I told you," he said, "when I was still with you--that everything that had been written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms, must be fulfilled."