All this Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed he said nothing to them without a parable.
John 16:29 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) His disciples said, “Ah, now you are speaking plainly, not in any figure! More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition His disciples said, Ah, now You are speaking plainly to us and not in parables (veiled language and figures of speech)! American Standard Version (1901) His disciples say, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no dark saying. Common English Bible His disciples said, “See! Now you speak plainly; you aren’t using figures of speech. Catholic Public Domain Version His disciples said to him: "Behold, now you are speaking plainly and not reciting a proverb. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version His disciples say to him: Behold, now thou speakest plainly, and speakest no proverb. |
All this Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed he said nothing to them without a parable.
This figure Jesus used with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.
“I have said this to you in figures; the hour is coming when I shall no longer speak to you in figures but tell you plainly of the Father.