As soonas He was alone,His followers,alongwith the twelve,[began] askingHim [about] the parables.
He who walkswith wisemenwill be wise,But the companionof foolswill sufferharm.
And He spokemany thingsto them in parables,saying,"Behold,the sowerwentout to sow;
ThenHe leftthe crowdsand wentinto the house.And His disciplescameto Him and said,"Explainto us the parableof the taresof the field."
And He was sayingto them, "To you has been giventhe mysteryof the kingdomof God,but thosewho are outsidegeteverythingin parables,
and He did not speakto them withouta parable;but He was explainingeverythingprivatelyto His owndisciples.
And He was saying,"He whohasearsto hear,let him hear."
Whenhe had leftthe crowd[and] enteredthe house,His disciplesquestionedHim about the parable.
