And the disciples came, and said to him, Why speak you to them in parables?
And the disciples came, and said to him, Why speak you to them in parables?
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
And the disciples came and said to him, Why do you say things to them in the form of stories?
And the disciples came, and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?
The disciples came, and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
Christ, in these verses, gives a "reason" why he used this manner of instruction. See also Mark 4:10-12; Luke 8:9-10.