And the taught ones came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
And He answering, said to them, “Because it has been given to you to know the secrets of the reign of the heavens, but to them it has not been given.
And He spoke to them much in parables, saying, “See, the sower went out to sow.
“He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
And when He was alone, those about Him, with the twelve, asked Him about the parable.
And His taught ones were asking Him, saying, “What does this parable mean?”