Matthew 13:10
Then the disciples came, and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"
Mark 4:10
And when he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
Mark 4:33-34
And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
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And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
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Mark 4:10
And when he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.