John 16:29

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

John 16:29 Meaning and Commentary

John 16:29

His disciples said unto him
Upon the above discourse of Christ, such rays and beams of light darted into the minds of the apostles, and things stood so clear in their view, and they so well understood what Christ had said, that they declare,

lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb:
what he had said before, were to them like proverbial, or parabolical expressions, not easy to be understood; they were like enigmas, riddles, and dark sayings, the meaning of which they could not apprehend; but now they observe, with admiration, that what he delivered was plain, and intelligible; which was not so much owing to Christ's different way of speaking now, from what it was before, as to their former dulness of hearing, and now having some further degree of light given unto them.

John 16:29 In-Context

27 for the Father himself loves you. He loves you because you love me and have believed that I came from God.
28 I did come from the Father, and I came into the world; and now I am leaving the world and going to the Father."
29 Then his disciples said to him, "Now you are speaking plainly, without using figures of speech.
30 We know now that you know everything; you do not need to have someone ask you questions. This makes us believe that you came from God."
31 Jesus answered them, "Do you believe now?
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.