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Luke 8:9
Then his disciples asked him, “What does this parable mean?”

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Luke 8:10
He said, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of God’s Kingdom, but to the rest it is given in parables, that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’

Mark 4:10
When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.

Mark 4:11
He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,

Mark 4:12
that ‘seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest perhaps they should turn again, and their sins should be forgiven them.’ ”

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Matthew 13:10
The disciples came, and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”

Proverbs 4:7
Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.

Proverbs 13:20
One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

Matthew 13:18
“Hear, then, the parable of the farmer.

Matthew 13:36
Then Jesus sent the multitudes away, and went into the house. His disciples came to him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the darnel weeds of the field.”

Mark 4:34
Without a parable he didn’t speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.

Mark 7:17
When he had entered into a house away from the multitude, his disciples asked him about the parable.

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