Peter said, “Explain the parable to us.”
Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.
But Peter said to Him, Explain this proverb (this maxim) to us.
And Peter answered and said unto him, Declare unto us the parable.
Then Peter spoke up, “Explain this riddle to us.”
And responding, Peter said to him, "Explain this parable to us."
And Peter answering, said to him: Expound to us this parable.
“Therefore, y’all listen to the parable of the farmer.
Then Jesus left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.”
So Jesus said, “Are y’all still not getting it?
He didn’t speak to them without a parable; but privately he explained everything to his own disciples.
When he had entered the house away from the crowd, his disciples asked him about the parable.
His disciples said to him, “Look, now you’re speaking plainly and not using figures of speech.