Mark 4:6
4:6 When the sun came up it was scorched, and because it did not have sufficient root,
it withered.
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 7:17
7:17 Now when Jesus had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about the parable.
Mark 8:20
8:20 “When I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many baskets full of pieces did you pick up?” They replied,
“Seven.”