"At last," exclaimed the disciples, "you are using plain words and not speaking in figures at all.
Of all this Jesus spoke to the crowd in parables; indeed to them he used never to speak at all except in parables,
This statement he made openly. But Peter took Jesus aside, and began to rebuke him.
This was the allegory that Jesus told them, but they did not understand of what he was speaking.
I have spoken to you of all this in figures; a time is coming, however, when I shall not speak any longer to you in figures, but shall tell you about the Father plainly.