World English Bible
"When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables."
— Mark 4:10, World English Bible
“And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.”
“And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parables. ”
“The Purpose of Parables When he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.”
“And when he was alone, the twelve that were with him asked him the parable.”
“And when he was by himself, those who were round him with the twelve put questions to him about the purpose of the stories.”
“And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.”
Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
Others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing. Some brought forth thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times as much."
He said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear."
When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
He said to them, "To you is given the mystery of the Kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,
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.'"
He said to them, "Don't you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?