Mark 4:10

Good News Translation (US Version)

When Jesus was alone, some of those who had heard him came to him with the twelve disciples and asked him to explain the parables.

Cross References

Mark 4:34

He would not speak to them without using parables, but when he was alone with his disciples, he would explain everything to them.

Mark 7:17

When he left the crowd and went into the house, his disciples asked him to explain this saying.

Matthew 13:36

When Jesus had left the crowd and gone indoors, his disciples came to him and said, “Tell us what the parable about the weeds in the field means.”

Proverbs 13:20

Keep company with the wise and you will become wise. If you make friends with stupid people, you will be ruined.

Matthew 13:3

He used parables to tell them many things. “Once there was a man who went out to sow grain.

Mark 4:9

And Jesus concluded, “Listen, then, if you have ears!”

Mark 4:11

“You have been given the secret of the Kingdom of God,” Jesus answered. “But the others, who are on the outside, hear all things by means of parables,