And the disciples approached and said to Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?"
He answered and said to them, "To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
And He spoke to them many things in parables, saying: "Behold, a sower went out to sow.
He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"
But when He was by himself, those around Him together with the twelve asked Him about the parable.
Then His disciples asked Him, saying, "What does this parable mean?"