When He had dismissed the people and had returned to the house, His disciples came to Him with the request, »Explain to us the parable of the darnel sown in the field.«
That same day Jesus had left the house and was sitting on the shore of the Lake,
»Because,« He replied, »while to you it is granted to know the secrets of the Kingdom of the Heavens, to them it is not.
»To you then I will explain the parable of the Sower.«
but during the night his enemy comes, and over the first seed he sows darnel among the wheat, and goes away.
Immediately afterwards He made the disciples go on board the boat and cross to the opposite shore, leaving Him to dismiss the people.
He then dismissed the people, went on board the boat, and came into the district of Magadan.
And when He had gone indoors, they came to Him. »Do you believe that I can do this?« He asked them. »Yes, Sir,« they replied.
But except in figurative language He spoke nothing to them; while to His own disciples He expounded everything, in private.
Immediately afterwards He made His disciples go on board the boat and cross over to Bethsaida, leaving Him behind to dismiss the crowd.
After He had left the crowd and gone indoors, His disciples began to ask Him about this figure of speech.
The number fed were about 4,000. Then He sent them away,