Mark 4:10-12 And when He came to be in seclusion, those about Him, together with the twelve, asked Him about the parables."

CLV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁰ And when He came to be in seclusion, those about Him, together with the twelve, asked Him about the parables." ¹¹ And He said to them, "To you the secret of the kingdom of God has been given, yet to those outside, all is occurring in parables, ¹² that, observing, they may be observing and may not be perceiving, and hearing, they may be hearing and not be understanding, lest at some time they should be turning about, and they may be pardoned the penalties of their sins."