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.”
On that day Jesus had gone out of the house and was sitting by the sea.
And Jesus answered them, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted.
“Listen then to the parable of the sower.
But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and left.
Immediately afterward He compelled the disciples to get into the boat and to go ahead of Him to the other side, while He sent the crowds away.
And sending away the crowds, Jesus got into the boat and came to the region of Magadan.
And after He entered the house, the men who were blind came up to Him, and Jesus *said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They *said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”
and He did not speak to them without a parable; but He was explaining everything privately to His own disciples.
And immediately Jesus had His disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He Himself *dismissed the crowd.
And when He later entered a house, away from the crowd, His disciples asked Him about the parable.
About four thousand men were there; and He dismissed them.