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.”

²⁹ His disciples said, “Yes, now you are speaking plainly, not in any figure of speech!

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

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