Matthew 13:10

James Moffatt - New Testament

Then the disciples came up and said to him, "Why do you speak in parables?"

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When he was by himself his adherents and the twelve asked him about the parable,

He spoke at some length to them in parables, saying: "A sower went out to sow,

He who has an ear, let him listen to this."

He replied, "Because it is granted you to understand the open secrets of the Realm of heaven, but it is not granted to these people.

The disciples questioned him about the meaning of the parable;