The talmidim came, and said to him, *Why do you speak to them in parables?*
He answered them, *To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.
He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, *Behold, a farmer went out to sow.
He who has ears to hear, let him hear.*
When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
Then his talmidim asked him, *What does this parable mean?*