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Matthew 13:36

Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”

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ASV

Then he left the multitudes, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Explain unto us the parable of the tares of the field.

KJV

Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.

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Matthew 15:15Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”Zechariah 4:4“What are these, my lord?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me.Matthew 13:11He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.John 16:17–20Then some of His disciples asked one another, “Why is He telling us, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”Acts 8:34“Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”Luke 8:9Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant.Mark 4:10As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.Mark 6:45Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.Mark 8:9And about four thousand men were present. As soon as Jesus had dismissed the crowd,Matthew 15:15–16Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”Mark 7:17After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.Matthew 13:1That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.Matthew 9:28After Jesus had entered the house, the blind men came to Him. “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” He asked. “Yes, Lord,” they answered.Mark 13:3While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,Daniel 8:15While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man.Mark 9:28After Jesus had gone into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”Matthew 14:22Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.Matthew 15:39After Jesus had dismissed the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.

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