Mark 3:23

3:23 So he called them and spoke to them in parables: “How can Satan cast out Satan?

Mark 4:10

The Purpose of Parables

4:10 When he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.

Mark 4:30

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

4:30 He also asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to present it?

Mark 4:34

4:34 He did not speak to them without a parable. But privately he explained everything to his own disciples.

Mark 7:17

7:17 Now when Jesus had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about the parable.