John 16:25

Modern English Version

“I have told you these things in proverbs. But the time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in proverbs, for I will speak to you plainly about the Father.

Cross References

Psalm 49:4

I will incline my ear to a parable; I will reveal my riddle with the music of the harp.

Psalm 78:2

I will open my mouth in a parable; I will speak mysteries of old,

Proverbs 1:6

to understand a proverb and an interpretation, the words of the wise and their riddles.

Ezekiel 20:49

Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! They say of me, ‘Does he not speak parables?’ ”

Mark 4:13

Then He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?

Mark 4:34

Without a parable He did not speak to them. But when they were alone, He expounded on all things to His disciples.

Mark 8:32

He said this openly. And Peter took Him and began to rebuke Him.

John 10:24

Then the Jews surrounded Him, saying, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”

John 10:6

Jesus told them this parable, but they did not understand what He was telling them.

John 16:12

“I have yet many things to tell you, but you cannot bear them now.

John 16:2

They will put you out of the synagogues. Yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he is offering a service to God.

John 16:32

Behold, the hour is coming. Yes, it has now come that you will be scattered, each to his own home, and will leave Me alone. Yet I am not alone, for the Father is with Me.

2 Corinthians 4:2

But we have renounced the secret things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by expressing the truth and commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.