John 16:29
New International Version
Then Jesus’ disciples said, “Now you are speaking clearly and without figures of speech.

New Living Translation
Then his disciples said, “At last you are speaking plainly and not figuratively.

English Standard Version
His disciples said, “Ah, now you are speaking plainly and not using figurative speech!

Berean Standard Bible
His disciples said, “See, now You are speaking plainly and without figures of speech.

Berean Literal Bible
His disciples say, “Behold, now You speak in openness, and You do not speak allegory.

King James Bible
His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.

New King James Version
His disciples said to Him, “See, now You are speaking plainly, and using no figure of speech!

New American Standard Bible
His disciples said, “See, now You are speaking plainly and are not using any figure of speech.

NASB 1995
His disciples said, “Lo, now You are speaking plainly and are not using a figure of speech.

NASB 1977
His disciples said, “Lo, now You are speaking plainly, and are not using a figure of speech.

Legacy Standard Bible
His disciples said, “Behold, now You are speaking openly and are not using a figure of speech.

Amplified Bible
His disciples said, “Ah, now You are speaking plainly to us and not in figures of speech!

Berean Annotated Bible
His disciples (pupils) said, “See (behold), now You are speaking plainly and without figures of speech.

Christian Standard Bible
His disciples said, “Look, now you’re speaking plainly and not using any figurative language.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Ah!” His disciples said. “Now You’re speaking plainly and not using any figurative language.

American Standard Version
His disciples say, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no dark saying.

Contemporary English Version
The disciples said, "Now you are speaking plainly to us! You are not using examples.

English Revised Version
His disciples say, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
His disciples said, "Now you're talking in plain words and not using examples.

Good News Translation
Then his disciples said to him, "Now you are speaking plainly, without using figures of speech.

International Standard Version
Jesus' disciples said, "Well, now you're speaking plainly and not using figurative language.

NET Bible
His disciples said, "Look, now you are speaking plainly and not in obscure figures of speech!

New Heart English Bible
His disciples said to him, "Look, now you are speaking plainly and not in any figure of speech.

Webster's Bible Translation
His disciples said to him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.

Weymouth New Testament
"Ah, now you are using plain language," said His disciples, "and are uttering no figure of speech!
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard Bible
His disciples said to Him, “See, now You are speaking plainly and without figures of speech.

World English Bible
His disciples said to him, “Behold, now you are speaking plainly, and using no figures of speech.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
His disciples say to Him, “Behold, now You speak freely, and You do not speak allegory;

Berean Literal Bible
His disciples say, “Behold, now You speak in openness, and You do not speak allegory.

Young's Literal Translation
His disciples say to him, 'Lo, now freely thou dost speak, and no similitude speakest thou;

Smith's Literal Translation
His disciples say to him, See, now thou speakest with freedom of speech, and sayest no proverb.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
His disciples say to him: Behold, now thou speakest plainly, and speakest no proverb.

Catholic Public Domain Version
His disciples said to him: “Behold, now you are speaking plainly and not reciting a proverb.

New American Bible
His disciples said, “Now you are talking plainly, and not in any figure of speech.

New Revised Standard Version
His disciples said, “Yes, now you are speaking plainly, not in any figure of speech!
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
His disciples said to him, Behold, now you speak plainly, and do not utter a single figure.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
His disciples were saying to him, “Behold, now you are speaking plainly and you are not speaking any parable.”
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
His disciples said to him: Lo, now thou speakest plainly, and speakest no parable.

Godbey New Testament
His disciples say; Behold, now you are talking openly, and speaking no parable.

Haweis New Testament
His disciples said unto him, Lo! now thou speakest plainly, and speakest in no-wise proverbial.

Mace New Testament
His disciples said to him, what you say now is plain, and not enigmatical.

Weymouth New Testament
"Ah, now you are using plain language," said His disciples, "and are uttering no figure of speech!

Worrell New Testament
His disciples say, "Lo, now Thou talkest plainly, and speakest no proverb:

Worsley New Testament
His disciples said unto Him, Now indeed Thou speakest plainly, and usest no parable.

Additional Translations ...



Context
Ask and You will Receive
28I came from the Father and entered the world. In turn, I will leave the world and go to the Father.” 29His disciples said, “See, now You are speaking plainly and without figures of speech. 30Now 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.”…

Cross References
His disciples said,

John 11:12
His disciples replied, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will get better.”

Mark 4:38
But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?”

Luke 8:24
The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm.
“See, now You are speaking plainly

John 10:24
So the Jews gathered around Him and demanded, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”

John 11:14
So Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead,

John 18:20
“I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.
and without figures of speech.”

Matthew 13:34
Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.

Mark 4:34
He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

Numbers 12:8
I speak with him face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you unafraid to speak against My servant Moses?”
John 16:25
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.

John 14:25-26
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.

John 10:6
Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them.

John 8:27
They did not understand that He was telling them about the Father.

John 12:16
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.

John 13:7
Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”

Matthew 13:10-11
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.


Treasury of Scripture

His disciples said to him, See, now speak you plainly, and speak no proverb.

proverb.

John 16:25
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 shew you plainly of the Father.

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