⁹ But his disciples asked him, what this parable was.

¹⁰ And he said to them, To you it is granted to know the private of the kingdom of God [To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God]; but to other men in parables, that they seeing see not, and they hearing understand not.

¹¹ And this is the parable. The seed is God's word;