And He said to them, "Unto you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things come to be [spoken] in parables,

And apart from a parable He did not speak to them, however, privately to His disciples, he would explain all things.

And having summoned them, he began to say to them in parables: "How is Satan able to cast out Satan?

I will incline my ear to a parable; I will open my riddle on the harp.

I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter dark sayings [which have been] from the beginning.

And He spoke to them many things in parables, saying: "Behold, a sower went out to sow.

And the disciples approached and said to Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?"

Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the crowds, and without a parable He did not speak to them,

so that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: "I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things having been hidden from the foundation of the world."

Then He said to them in His teaching, "Take heed of the scribes, who like to walk about in long robes, and [like] greetings in the marketplaces,

And so it was, when Jesus finished these words, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,

Therefore Jesus answered them and said, "My doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me.

If anyone desires to do His will, he will know about the doctrine, whether it is from God, or whether I am speaking on My own authority.

Then high priest asked Jesus about His disciples and His doctrine.