As soon as He was alone, His followers, along with the twelve disciples, began asking Him about the parables.
One who walks with wise people will be wise, But a companion of fools will suffer harm.
And He told them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, the sower went out to sow;
Then He left the crowds and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.”
And He was saying to them, “To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but for those who are outside, everything comes in parables,
and He did not speak to them without a parable; but He was explaining everything privately to His own disciples.
And He was saying, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
And when He later entered a house, away from the crowd, His disciples asked Him about the parable.