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.