John 16:29

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“His disciples say, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no dark saying.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“His disciples say to him, `Lo, now freely thou dost speak, and no similitude speakest thou;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 16:29 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. John 16:25I 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.

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