John 16:29

29 His disciples said unto him, Behold, now thou speakest plainly and speakest no proverb.

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 because ye have loved me and have believed that I came out from God.

28 I came forth from the Father and am come into the world; again, I leave the world and go to the Father.

29 His disciples said unto him, Behold, now thou speakest plainly and speakest no proverb.

30 Now we understand that thou knowest all things and needest not that anyone should ask thee; by this we believe that thou didst come forth from God.

31 Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe?