John 16:25

These thinges have I spoken vnto you in proverbes. The tyme will come when I shall no moare speake to you in proverbes: but I shall shewe you playnly from my father.

Tyndale New Testament

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

24Hitherto have ye axed nothinge in my name. Axe and ye shall receave it: that youre ioye maye be full.

26At that daye shall ye axe in myne name. And I saye not vnto you that I will speake vnto my father for you.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:34All these thynge spake Iesus vnto the people by similitudes and with oute similitudes spake he nothinge to them

John 10:6This similitude spake Iesus vnto them. But they vnderstode not what thinges they were which he spake vnto them.

John 16:12I have yet many thinges to saye vnto you: but ye cannot beare them awaye now.

John 16:28I went out from the father and came into the worlde: and I leve the worlde agayne and go to the father.

Matthew Henry on John 16:24-28

Encouragement to Prayer. 23 And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. 24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. 25 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 show you plainly of the Father. 26 At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the… Read the whole commentary →

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