And when He had gone indoors, His disciples asked Him privately, Why could not we drive it out?
Then the disciples came to Him and said, Why do You speak to them in parables?
Then He left the throngs and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him saying, Explain to us the parable of the darnel in the field.
But Peter said to Him, Explain this proverb (this maxim) to us.
AND JESUS having returned to Capernaum, after some days it was rumored about that He was in the house [probably Peter's].
Then He went to a house [probably Peter's], but a throng came together again, so that Jesus and His disciples could not even take food.
And as soon as He was alone, those who were around Him, with the Twelve [apostles], began to ask Him about the parables.
He did not tell them anything without a parable; but privately to His disciples (those who were peculiarly His own) He explained everything [fully].
And when He had left the crowd and had gone into the house, His disciples began asking Him about the parable.
But Jesus took [a strong grip of] his hand and began lifting him up, and he stood.
And He replied to them, This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer and fasting.