¹⁷ After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him^(A) about this parable.

¹⁵ Peter said, “Explain the parable to us.”^(A)

The Parable of the Weeds Explained

³⁶ Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the parable^(A) of the weeds in the field.”

²⁸ After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately,^(A) “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”

³⁴ He did not say anything to them without using a parable.^(A) But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything.

¹⁰ When he was alone, the Twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables.

¹⁰ The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?”