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.”
When he left the crowd and went into the house, his disciples asked him to explain this saying.
At once Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to Bethsaida, on the other side of the lake, while he sent the crowd away.
Jesus answered, “The knowledge about the secrets of the Kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
That same day Jesus left the house and went to the lakeside, where he sat down to teach.
When Jesus had gone indoors, the two blind men came to him, and he asked them, “Do you believe that I can heal you?” “Yes, sir!” they answered.
Then Jesus sent the people away, got into a boat, and went to the territory of Magadan.
Then Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people away.
He would not speak to them without using parables, but when he was alone with his disciples, he would explain everything to them.
“Listen, then, and learn what the parable of the sower means.
One night, when everyone was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.