But Peter said to him, "Explain the parable to us."
Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field."
His disciples said, "Ah, now you are speaking plainly and not using figurative speech!
And when he had entered the house and left the people, his disciples asked him about the parable.
He did not speak to them without a parable, but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
"Hear then the parable of the sower:
And he said, "Are you also still without understanding?