¹⁷ When he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about the parable.

¹⁵ But Peter said to him, “Explain this parable to us.”^(A)

Jesus Explains the Parable of the Weeds

³⁶ Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples approached him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.”

²⁸ When he had entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?”^(A)

³⁴ he did not speak to them except in parables, but he explained everything in private to his disciples.^(A)

The Purpose of the Parables

¹⁰ When he was alone, those who were around him along with the twelve asked him about the parables.

The Purpose of the Parables

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