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href="/bsb/john/16.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/john/16.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then Jesus&#8217 disciples said, &#8220Now you are speaking clearly and without figures of speech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/16.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then his disciples said, “At last you are speaking plainly and not figuratively.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />His disciples said, “Ah, now you are speaking plainly and not using figurative speech!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />His disciples said, “See, now You are speaking plainly and without figures of speech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />His disciples say, "Behold, now You speak in openness, and You do not speak allegory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />His disciples said to Him, “See, now You are speaking plainly, and using no figure of speech!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />His disciples said, “See, now You are speaking plainly and are not using any figure of speech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />His disciples said, &#8220Lo, now You are speaking plainly and are not using a figure of speech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />His disciples said, “Lo, now You are speaking plainly, and are not using a figure of speech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />His disciples said, “Behold, now You are speaking openly and are not using a figure of speech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />His disciples said, “Ah, now You are speaking plainly to us and not in figures of speech!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />His disciples said, “Look, now you’re speaking plainly and not using any figurative language.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ah!&#8221 His disciples said. &#8220Now You&#8217re speaking plainly and not using any figurative language. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />His disciples say, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no dark saying.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The disciples said, "Now you are speaking plainly to us! You are not using examples. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />His disciples say, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />His disciples said, "Now you're talking in plain words and not using examples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then his disciples said to him, "Now you are speaking plainly, without using figures of speech. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus' disciples said, "Well, now you're speaking plainly and not using figurative language. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />His disciples said, ?See, now You are speaking plainly and without figures of speech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />His disciples said, "Look, now you are speaking plainly and not in obscure figures of speech!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />His disciples said to him, "Look, now you are speaking plainly and not in any figure of speech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />His disciples said to him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Ah, now you are using plain language," said His disciples, "and are uttering no figure of speech!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />His disciples said to him, “Behold, now you are speaking plainly, and using no figures of speech. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />His disciples say to Him, “Behold, now You speak freely, and You do not speak allegory;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />His disciples say, "Behold, now You speak in openness, and You do not speak allegory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> His disciples say to him, 'Lo, now freely thou dost speak, and no similitude speakest thou;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />His disciples say to him, See, now thou speakest with freedom of speech, and sayest no proverb.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />His disciples say to him: Behold, now thou speakest plainly, and speakest no proverb. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />His disciples said to him: “Behold, now you are speaking plainly and not reciting a proverb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />His disciples said, “Now you are talking plainly, and not in any figure of speech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />His disciples said, “Yes, now you are speaking plainly, not in any figure of speech!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />His disciples said to him, Behold, now you speak plainly, and do not utter a single figure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/16.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />His disciples were saying to him, “Behold, now you are speaking plainly and you are not speaking any parable.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/16.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />His disciples said to him: Lo, now thou speakest plainly, and speakest no parable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/16.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />His disciples say; Behold, now you are talking openly, and speaking no parable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/16.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />His disciples said unto him, Lo! now thou speakest plainly, and speakest in no-wise proverbial.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/16.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />His disciples said to him, what you say now is plain, and not enigmatical.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Ah, now you are using plain language," said His disciples, "and are uttering no figure of speech!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/16.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />His disciples say, "Lo, now Thou talkest plainly, and speakest no proverb:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/16.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />His disciples said unto Him, Now indeed Thou speakest plainly, and usest no parable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/16-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=5923" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/16.htm">Ask and You will Receive</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">28</span>I came from the Father and entered the world. In turn, I will leave the world and go to the Father.” <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">His</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3101.htm" title="3101: mathētai (N-NMP) -- A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.">disciples</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: Legousin (V-PIA-3P) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">said,</a> <a href="/greek/2400.htm" title="2400: Ide (V-AMA-2S) -- See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!">“See,</a> <a href="/greek/3568.htm" title="3568: nyn (Adv) -- A primary particle of present time; now; also as noun or adjective present or immediate.">now</a> <a href="/greek/2980.htm" title="2980: laleis (V-PIA-2S) -- A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.">You are speaking</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3954.htm" title="3954: parrēsia (N-DFS) -- From pas and a derivative of rheo; all out-spokenness, i.e. Frankness, bluntness, publicity; by implication, assurance.">plainly</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3762.htm" title="3762: oudemian (Adj-AFS) -- No one, none, nothing. ">without</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legeis (V-PIA-2S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. "></a> <a href="/greek/3942.htm" title="3942: paroimian (N-AFS) -- A cryptic saying, an allegory; a proverb, figurative discourse. ">figures of speech.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">30</span>Now we understand that You know all things and that You have no need for anyone to question You. Because of this, we believe that You came from God.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-25.htm">John 16:25</a></span><br />I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you this way, but will tell you plainly about the Father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-25.htm">John 14:25-26</a></span><br />All this I have spoken to you while I am still with you. / But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-6.htm">John 10:6</a></span><br />Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-27.htm">John 8:27</a></span><br />They did not understand that He was telling them about the Father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-16.htm">John 12:16</a></span><br />At first His disciples did not understand these things, but after Jesus was glorified they remembered what had been done to Him, and they realized that these very things had also been written about Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/13-7.htm">John 13:7</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-10.htm">Matthew 13:10-11</a></span><br />Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?” / He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-33.htm">Mark 4:33-34</a></span><br />With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand. / He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-10.htm">Luke 8:10</a></span><br />He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/13-12.htm">1 Corinthians 13:12</a></span><br />Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/3-12.htm">2 Corinthians 3:12-13</a></span><br />Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold. / We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at the end of what was fading away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/5-11.htm">Hebrews 5:11-14</a></span><br />We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing. / Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food! / For everyone who lives on milk is still an infant, inexperienced in the message of righteousness. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-6.htm">Proverbs 1:6</a></span><br />by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a></span><br />And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-20.htm">Jeremiah 23:20</a></span><br />The anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this clearly.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">His disciples said to him, See, now speak you plainly, and speak no proverb.</p><p class="hdg">proverb.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/16-25.htm">John 16:25</a></b></br> These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/6-34.htm">Ah</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-3.htm">Allegory</a> <a href="/john/16-25.htm">Clearly</a> <a href="/john/16-25.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/john/16-17.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/john/10-6.htm">Figure</a> <a href="/john/16-25.htm">Figures</a> <a href="/john/16-19.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/16-25.htm">Language</a> <a href="/john/12-42.htm">Openly</a> <a href="/john/16-25.htm">Plain</a> <a href="/john/16-25.htm">Plainly</a> <a href="/luke/4-24.htm">Proverb</a> <a href="/john/10-6.htm">Similitude</a> <a href="/john/16-25.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/john/10-36.htm">Speakest</a> <a href="/john/16-25.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/john/16-25.htm">Speech</a> <a href="/john/16-18.htm">Talking</a> <a href="/john/8-6.htm">Using</a> <a href="/luke/23-46.htm">Uttering</a> <a href="/john/16-25.htm">Veiled</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/27-27.htm">Ah</a> <a href="/galatians/4-24.htm">Allegory</a> <a href="/john/19-4.htm">Clearly</a> <a href="/john/20-1.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/john/18-1.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/acts/7-44.htm">Figure</a> <a href="/acts/7-43.htm">Figures</a> <a href="/john/16-31.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/acts/1-19.htm">Language</a> <a href="/john/18-20.htm">Openly</a> <a href="/romans/1-19.htm">Plain</a> <a href="/acts/4-16.htm">Plainly</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-22.htm">Proverb</a> <a href="/romans/5-14.htm">Similitude</a> <a href="/john/17-13.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/john/19-10.htm">Speakest</a> <a href="/john/19-10.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/acts/5-40.htm">Speech</a> <a href="/acts/2-4.htm">Talking</a> <a href="/acts/5-26.htm">Using</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-11.htm">Uttering</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-7.htm">Veiled</a><div class="vheading2">John 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/16-1.htm">Jesus comforts his disciples by the promise of the Holy Spirit, and his ascension;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/16-23.htm">assures their prayers made in his name to be acceptable.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/16-33.htm">Peace in Jesus, and in the world affliction.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>His disciples said</b><br>This phrase indicates a direct response from the disciples to Jesus. The disciples often struggled to understand Jesus' teachings, which were sometimes conveyed in parables or symbolic language. Their response here shows a moment of clarity and understanding. This interaction takes place during the Last Supper, a significant event in the Gospel narrative, where Jesus prepares His disciples for His impending death and resurrection.<p><b>See, now You are speaking plainly</b><br>The disciples express relief and appreciation for Jesus' clear communication. Throughout His ministry, Jesus used parables and metaphors to convey deeper spiritual truths (e.g., <a href="/matthew/13-10.htm">Matthew 13:10-17</a>). Here, He speaks directly about His relationship with the Father and the coming of the Holy Spirit, which is crucial for the disciples' understanding of their mission after His departure. This moment foreshadows the clarity and understanding they will receive through the Holy Spirit (<a href="/john/14-26.htm">John 14:26</a>).<p><b>and without figures of speech.</b><br>Figures of speech, such as parables and allegories, were common in Jesus' teachings. They served to reveal truths to those open to understanding while concealing them from those who were not (<a href="/mark/4-11.htm">Mark 4:11-12</a>). The disciples' recognition of Jesus speaking plainly signifies a pivotal moment in their spiritual journey, as they begin to grasp the reality of His mission and the nature of His kingdom. This clarity is essential for their role as apostles, who will later spread the Gospel message to the world (<a href="/acts/1-8.htm">Acts 1:8</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The central figure of the New Testament, the Son of God, who is speaking to His disciples in this passage. He is preparing them for His impending departure and the coming of the Holy Spirit.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a></b><br>The followers of Jesus who are present with Him during this discourse. They are expressing their understanding of Jesus' teachings as He speaks more plainly to them.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_upper_room.htm">The Upper Room</a></b><br>The setting for this discourse, where Jesus shares His final teachings with His disciples before His crucifixion. This is part of the Farewell Discourse in the Gospel of John.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_farewell_discourse.htm">The Farewell Discourse</a></b><br>A series of teachings and prayers given by Jesus to His disciples in John chapters 14-17, where He prepares them for His departure and the coming of the Holy Spirit.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_holy_spirit.htm">The Holy Spirit</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, the Holy Spirit is a key theme in the surrounding passages, as Jesus promises the Spirit's coming to guide and comfort the disciples.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/clarity_in_communication.htm">Clarity in Communication</a></b><br>Jesus' shift to speaking plainly highlights the importance of clear communication in teaching and discipleship. As believers, we should strive to understand and convey the truths of Scripture clearly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Role of the Holy Spirit</a></b><br>The disciples' understanding is a precursor to the fuller revelation that will come through the Holy Spirit. We should rely on the Spirit for insight and understanding in our spiritual journey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/growth_in_understanding.htm">Growth in Understanding</a></b><br>The disciples' journey from confusion to clarity mirrors our own spiritual growth. We should be patient with ourselves and others as we grow in understanding God's Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_context.htm">The Importance of Context</a></b><br>Understanding the context of Jesus' teachings helps us grasp their full meaning. We should study Scripture in its context to avoid misinterpretation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_trust_in_jesus.htm">Faith and Trust in Jesus</a></b><br>The disciples' acknowledgment of Jesus' clear speech is a step of faith. We are called to trust in Jesus' words and His ability to reveal truth to us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_did_jesus_mean_by_'not_taste_death'.htm">What did Jesus mean by 'some will not taste death'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_you_live_according_to_my_teachings.htm">What did Jesus mean by 'Destroy this temple'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_jesus_calm_the_storm_instantly.htm">In Matthew 8:23-27, how could a man rebuke a storm and instantly calm the wind and waves, defying known meteorological laws?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_love_always_protect.htm">Does love always protect in every circumstance?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(29) <span class= "bld">Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.</span>--Better, . . . <span class= "ital">parable,</span> as in <a href="/john/16-25.htm" title="These things have I spoken to you in proverbs: but the time comes, when I shall no more speak to you in proverbs, but I shall show you plainly of the Father.">John 16:25</a>. (Comp. Note there.) The emphasis is upon the word "now." He had told them (<a href="/john/16-25.htm" title="These things have I spoken to you in proverbs: but the time comes, when I shall no more speak to you in proverbs, but I shall show you plainly of the Father.">John 16:25</a>) that the hour would come when He would speak to them no more in parables, but tell them plainly of the Father. His last words have explained what they before could not understand, and it seems to them that the illumination promised in the future has already come.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 29.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">His disciples say to him, Behold, even now thou speakest</span> (<span class="greek">λαλεῖς</span>); <span class="cmt_word">thy utterance is with plainness</span> and clearness, <span class="cmt_word">and speakest</span> (<span class="greek">λέγεις</span>) <span class="cmt_word">no proverb</span>. The promise made so recently (Ver. 25) seems to them already fulfilled. Some beam of the heavenly light has begun to irradiate the whole of this sublime but partially realized revelation of God in Christ. The doubts vanish in this sunshine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/16-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">His</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(autou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">disciples</span><br /><span class="grk">μαθηταὶ</span> <span class="translit">(mathētai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3101.htm">Strong's 3101: </a> </span><span class="str2">A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said,</span><br /><span class="grk">Λέγουσιν</span> <span class="translit">(Legousin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">“See,</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἴδε</span> <span class="translit">(Ide)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2400.htm">Strong's 2400: </a> </span><span class="str2">See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">now</span><br /><span class="grk">νῦν</span> <span class="translit">(nyn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3568.htm">Strong's 3568: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle of present time; 'now'; also as noun or adjective present or immediate.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You are speaking</span><br /><span class="grk">λαλεῖς</span> <span class="translit">(laleis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2980.htm">Strong's 2980: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">plainly</span><br /><span class="grk">παρρησίᾳ</span> <span class="translit">(parrēsia)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3954.htm">Strong's 3954: </a> </span><span class="str2">From pas and a derivative of rheo; all out-spokenness, i.e. Frankness, bluntness, publicity; by implication, assurance.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">without</span><br /><span class="grk">οὐδεμίαν</span> <span class="translit">(oudemian)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3762.htm">Strong's 3762: </a> </span><span class="str2">No one, none, nothing. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">figures of speech.</span><br /><span class="grk">παροιμίαν</span> <span class="translit">(paroimian)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3942.htm">Strong's 3942: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cryptic saying, an allegory; a proverb, figurative discourse. </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/16-29.htm">John 16:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/john/16-29.htm">John 16:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/john/16-29.htm">John 16:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/john/16-29.htm">John 16:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/john/16-29.htm">John 16:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/john/16-29.htm">John 16:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/16-29.htm">John 16:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/16-29.htm">John 16:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/john/16-29.htm">John 16:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/john/16-29.htm">John 16:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/john/16-29.htm">NT Gospels: John 16:29 His disciples said to him Behold now (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/16-28.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 16:28"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 16:28" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/16-30.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 16:30"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 16:30" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>