The Parable of the Weeds Explained

³⁶ Then he left the crowds and went into ^(A)the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, ^(B)“Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.”

¹⁷ So ^(A)some of his disciples said to one another, “What is this that he says to us, ^(B)‘A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while, and you will see me’; and, ^(C)‘because I am going to the Father’?” ¹⁸ So they were saying, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’? ^(D)We do not know what he is talking about.” ^19 (E)Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, “Is this what you are asking yourselves, what I meant by saying, ‘A little while and you will not see me, and again a little while and you will see me’? ²⁰ Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(F)you will weep and lament, but ^(G)the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but ^(H)your sorrow will turn into joy.

⁹ And there were about four thousand people. And he sent them away.

¹⁷ And when he had entered ^(A)the house and left the people, ^(B)his disciples asked him about the parable.

Jesus Walks on the Water

^45 (A)Immediately he ^(B)made his disciples get into ^(C)the boat and go before him to the other side, ^(D)to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd.

¹⁵ But Peter said to him, ^(A)“Explain the parable to us.” ¹⁶ And he said, ^(B)“Are you also still without understanding?

¹¹ And he answered them, ^(A)“To you it has been given to know ^(B)the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

The Parable of the Sower

13 That same day Jesus went out of the house ^(A)and sat beside the sea.

²⁸ When he entered the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.”

³⁴ He did not speak to them ^(A)without a parable, but ^(B)privately to his own disciples he ^(C)explained everything.