Mark 4:10
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And when he was alone, the twelve that were with him asked him the parable.

Mark 4:34 And without parable he did not speak unto them; but apart, he explained all things to his disciples.

Mark 7:17 And when he was come into the house from the multitude, his disciples asked him the parable.

Proverbs 13:20 He that walketh with the wise, shall be wise: a friend of fools shall become like to them.

Matthew 13:10 And his disciples came and said to him: Why speakest thou to them in parables?

*etc:

Matthew 13:36 Then having sent away the multitudes, he came into the house, and his disciples came to him, saying: Expound to us the parable of the cockle of the field.

Luke 8:9 And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.

*etc:

Context
The Purpose of Jesus' Parables
9And he said: He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 10And when he was alone, the twelve that were with him asked him the parable. 11And he said to them: To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but to them that are without, all things are done in parables:…
Cross References
Matthew 13:3
And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying: Behold the sower went forth to sow.

Mark 4:9
And he said: He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Mark 4:11
And he said to them: To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but to them that are without, all things are done in parables:

Luke 8:9
And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.

Lexicon
As soon as
Καὶ (Kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

[Jesus] was
ἐγένετο (egeneto)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.

alone
μόνας (monas)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3441: Only, solitary, desolate. Probably from meno; remaining, i.e. Sole or single; by implication, mere.

[with] the
τοῖς (tois)
Article - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Twelve
δώδεκα (dōdeka)
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1427: Twelve; the usual way in which the Twelve apostles of Jesus are referred to. From duo and deka; two and ten, i.e. A dozen.

and
σὺν (syn)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4862: With. A primary preposition denoting union; with or together.

those
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

around
περὶ (peri)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.

Him,
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

they asked
ἠρώτων (ērōtōn)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2065: Apparently from ereo; to interrogate; by implication, to request.

Him
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

[about] the
τὰς (tas)
Article - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

parable.
παραβολάς (parabolas)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3850: From paraballo; a similitude, i.e. fictitious narrative, apothegm or adage.


Additional Translations
As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

And when He was alone, those around Him with the Twelve began asking Him about the parable.

And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.

And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parables.

And when he was alone, those about him with the twelve asked him [as to] the parables.

And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parables.

And when he was alone, they that were about him, with the twelve, asked of him the parable.

When He was alone, the Twelve and the others who were about Him requested Him to explain His figurative language.

When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.

And when he was alone, those about him, with the twelve, did ask him of the simile,
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