Afterwards his disciples came to him, and said: "Why do you speak to them in parables?"
"To you," answered Jesus, "the knowledge of the hidden truths of the Kingdom of Heaven has been imparted, but not to those.
Then he told them many truths in parables. "The sower," he began, "went out to sow; and,
Let him who has ears hear."
Afterwards, when he was alone, his followers and the Twelve asked him about his parables;
His disciples asked Jesus the meaning of this parable.