Mat 13:36-43, 15:15-20, Mar 4:10, 7:17-23, Luk 8:9-10, 24:27, 44-46 | ESV | STEP | Then he left the crowds and went into the house . And his disciples came to him , saying , Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field .

36 Then he left the crowds and went into ^athe house. And his disciples came to him, saying, ^b“Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.” 37 He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. 38 The field is the world, and the good seed is ^cthe sons of the kingdom. The weeds are ^dthe sons of the evil one, 39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. ^eThe harvest is ^fthe end of the age, and the reapers are angels. 40 Just as the weeds ^gare gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at ^hthe end of the age. 41 ⁱThe Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all ^jcauses of sin and ^kall law-breakers, 42 ^land throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place ^mthere will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then ⁿthe righteous will shine like the sun ^oin the kingdom of their Father. ^pHe who has ears, let him hear.

Matthew 15:15-20

15 But Peter said to him, ^q“Explain the parable to us.” 16 And he said, ^r“Are you also still without understanding? 17 Do you not see that ^swhatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is expelled? ^{▼▼Greek is expelled into the latrine} 18 But ^uwhat comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. 19 For out of the heart come ^vevil thoughts, ^wmurder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, ^xslander. 20 ^yThese are what defile a person. But ^zto eat with unwashed hands does not defile anyone.”

Mark 4:10

The Purpose of the Parables

10 And ^aawhen he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.

Mark 7:17-23

17 And when he had entered ^abthe house and left the people, ^achis disciples asked him about the parable. 18 And he said to them, “Then ^adare you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him, 19 since it enters not his heart ^aebut his stomach, and is expelled?” ^{▼▼Greek goes out into the latrine} ( ^agThus he declared all foods clean.) 20 And he said, ^ah“What comes out of a person is what defiles him. 21 For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, ^aimurder, adultery, 22 coveting, wickedness, deceit, ^ajsensuality, ^akenvy, ^alslander, ^ampride, ^anfoolishness. 23 ^aoAll these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”

Luke 8:9-10

The Purpose of the Parables

9 And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant, 10 he said, ^ap“To you it has been given to know ^aqthe secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so ^arthat ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’

Luke 24:27

27 And ^asbeginning with ^atMoses and ^auall the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

Luke 24:44-46

44 Then he said to them, ^av“These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, ^awthat everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” 45 Then ^axhe opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, 46 and said to them, “Thus ^ayit is written, ^azthat the Christ should suffer and on the third day ^barise from the dead,