and He did not speakto them withouta parable;but He was explainingeverythingprivatelyto His owndisciples.
Allthese thingsJesusspoketo the crowdsin parables,and He did not speakto them withouta parable.
As soonas He was alone,His followers,alongwith the twelve,[began] askingHim [about] the parables.
With manysuchparablesHe was speakingthe wordto them, sofar as they were ableto hearit;
Thenbeginningwith Mosesand with allthe prophets,He explainedto them the things concerningHimselfin allthe Scriptures.
Thisfigure of speechJesusspoketo them, but they did not understandwhatthose things were whichHe had been sayingto them.
"These thingsI have spokento you in figurativelanguage;an houris comingwhenI will no longerspeakto you in figurative language,but will tellyou plainlyof the Father.
When they had seta dayfor Paul, they cameto him at his lodgingin large numbers;and he was explainingto them by solemnly testifyingabout the kingdomof Godand trying to persuadethem concerningJesus,from boththe Lawof Mosesand from the Prophets,from morninguntilevening.
