Matthew 15:15
But Peter said to him, "Explain this parable to us."
Matthew 13:36
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 in the field."
Mark 4:34
He did not speak to them without a parable. But privately he explained everything to his own disciples.
Mark 7:17
Now when Jesus had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about the parable.
John 16:29
His disciples said, "Look, now you are speaking plainly and not in obscure figures of speech!