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.
And there were about 4,000 people. And He dismissed them,
And when He had left the crowd and had gone into the house, His disciples began asking Him about the parable.
And at once He insisted that the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side to Bethsaida, while He was sending the throng away.
And He replied to them, To you it has been given to know the secrets and mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
THAT SAME day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting beside the sea.
When He reached the house and went in, 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.
Then He dismissed the crowds, got into the boat, and went to the district of Magadan.
Then He directed the disciples to get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent away the crowds.
He did not tell them anything without a parable; but privately to His disciples (those who were peculiarly His own) He explained everything [fully].
Listen then to the [meaning of the] parable of the sower:
But while he was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed also darnel (weeds resembling wheat) among the wheat, and went on his way.