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John 16:25 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 25. 25These 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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Quick Meaning
This verse opens Plain Speech, Fragile Belief, and Peace amid Tribulation by recording the wording that keeps a named person, place, or action in the foreground: “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”.
Read It With
- John 16:25-33
Read John 16:25 with 16:25-33. This verse opens Plain Speech, Fragile Belief, and Peace amid Tribulation by recording the wording that keeps a named person, place, or action in the foreground: “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”. The controlling movement is: Jesus promises more open speech about the Father, describes prayer within the Father's love, receives the disciples' confident profession, predicts their scattering, and promises peace in him because he has overcome the world.
Why This Verse Appears Here
This verse opens Plain Speech, Fragile Belief, and Peace amid Tribulation by recording the wording that keeps a named person, place, or action in the foreground: “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”. As the opening turn in Plain Speech, Fragile Belief, and Peace amid Tribulation, it ties this line to the unit's developing testimony: Jesus promises more open speech about the Father, describes prayer within the Father's love, receives the disciples' confident profession, predicts their scattering, and promises peace in him because he has overcome the world.
What Remains True
This verse opens Plain Speech, Fragile Belief, and Peace amid Tribulation by recording the wording that keeps a named person, place, or action in the foreground: “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”. Its enduring force supports this passage-controlled response: Hold confession with humility, seek peace in Jesus amid real trouble, and define victory by faithful love rather than control.
How It Can Shape Life
- For John 16:25, practice this verse's particular contribution by doing the following without outrunning John 16:25-33: Hold confession with humility, seek peace in Jesus amid real trouble, and define victory by faithful love rather than control.
Continue in Context
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Read John 16:25-33 — Plain Speech, Fragile Belief, and Peace amid TribulationSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact KJV wording, paragraph flags, supplied-word markup, and coverage.
Exact location: John 16:25-33, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording, sentence relations, and critical-text reading checked independently of the KJV.
Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT official repository, data/sblgnt/text/John.txt, 16:25-33
Open the John Greek text file ↗Translation and textual notes
NET Bible — John with translators' and textual notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2005–2026 online edition
Supports: Verse-level syntax, older-English clarification, material variants, background, and alternatives.
Exact location: NET Bible John PDF, John 16:25-33 and attached translator, study, and textual notes
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