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Luke 8:9
And his disciples put questions to him about the point of the story.

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Luke 8:10
And he said, To you is given knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to the others, they are given in stories, so that seeing, they may not see, and though they give hearing, the sense will not be clear to them.

Mark 4:10
And when he was by himself, those who were round him with the twelve put questions to him about the purpose of the stories.

Mark 4:11
And he said to them, To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are given in the form of stories;

Mark 4:12
So that seeing they may see, and it will not be clear to them; and hearing it, they will not get the sense; for fear that they may be turned again to me and have forgiveness.

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Matthew 13:10
And the disciples came and said to him, Why do you say things to them in the form of stories?

Proverbs 4:7
The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge.

Proverbs 13:20
Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.

Matthew 13:18
Give ear, then, to the story of the man who put the seed in the earth.

Matthew 13:36
Then he went away from the people, and went into the house; and his disciples came to him, saying, Make clear to us the story of the evil plants in the field.

Mark 4:34
And without a story he said nothing to them: but privately to his disciples he made all things clear.

Mark 7:17
And when he had gone into the house away from all the people, his disciples put questions to him about the saying.

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