³⁴ He did not speak to them without a parable. Privately, however, he explained everything to his own disciples.^(A)

⁶ Jesus gave them this figure of speech, but they did not understand^(A) what he was telling them.

Jesus the Victor

²⁵ ‘I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. A time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures, but I will tell you plainly about the Father.