Mark 4:10
And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
Cross-reference
In Mark 4:34, the pattern of private explanation to disciples matches the setting in v.10 — they asked and he explained.
In Mark 7:17, a similar private clarification occurs — disciples ask Jesus about a parable after leaving the crowd.
Mark 9:28 shows disciples privately asking about a failed exorcism — repeating the pattern of confidential questioning for understanding.
Mark 10:10 has disciples privately asking Jesus about divorce — continuing the motif of seeking private clarification after public teaching.
Matthew 13:10-17 records the same inquiry and Jesus' explanation about the purpose of parables — the disciples receive the secrets of the kingdom.
Luke 8:9-15 is the parallel account of the disciples' question and Jesus' explanation of the sower parable, with identical themes.
Matthew 13:36 shows the disciples later asking privately for the meaning of the weeds parable — mirroring the same pattern of private explanation.
Matthew 11:25 praises God for hiding things from the wise and revealing them to little children — matching the disciples' reception of kingdom secrets.