rsv Mark:4:10-13
rsv@Mark:4:10 @ And when he was alone, those who were about him with the twelve asked him concerning the parables.
rsv@Mark:4:11 @ And he said to them, "To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables;
rsv@Mark:4:12 @ so that they may indeed see but not perceive, and may indeed hear but not understand; lest they should turn again, and be forgiven."
rsv@Mark:4:13 @ And he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?