Mark 4:10-13 And when He was alone, those around Him with the Twelve began asking Him about the parable.

BLB⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁰ And when He was alone, those around Him with the Twelve began asking Him about the parable. ¹¹ And He was saying to them, “To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, everything is done in parables, ¹² so that, ‘Seeing, they might see and not perceive; and hearing, they might hear and not understand; lest ever they should turn, and they should be forgiven.’” ¹³ And He says to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand all the parables?