Mat 13:10-11, 36, 15:12, 17:19 | ESV | STEP | Then the disciples came and said to him , Why do you speak to them in parables ?

Matthew 13:10-11

The Purpose of the Parables

10 Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” 11 And he answered them, ^a“To you it has been given to know ^bthe secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

Matthew 13:36

The Parable of the Weeds Explained

36 Then he left the crowds and went into ^cthe house. And his disciples came to him, saying, ^d“Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.”

Matthew 15:12

12 Then the disciples came and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were ^eoffended when they heard this saying?”

Matthew 17:19

19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?”