And Peter said to Him, “Explain the parable to us.”
“Listen then to this parable of the farmer [who sowed seed].
He then left the crowds and went into the house. [While there] His disciples came to Him, and said, “Explain to us [the meaning of] the parable of the weeds in the field.”
And He replied, “Are you still unable to understand?
And He did not speak to them [i.e., concerning the kingdom] without using a parable, but He explained everything to His own disciples privately.
And when He had gone into the house away from the crowd His disciples asked Him about this parable.
[Then] Jesus’ disciples said [to Him], “Look, you are speaking plainly now, and not in figurative language.