Johannes 16:29

29 Zijn discipelen zeiden tot Hem: Zie, nu spreekt Gij vrijuit, en zegt geen gelijkenis.

Johannes 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.

Johannes 16:29 In-Context

27 Want de Vader Zelf heeft u lief, dewijl gij Mij liefgehad hebt, en hebt geloofd, dat Ik van God ben uitgegaan.

28 Ik ben van den Vader uitgegaan, en ben in de wereld gekomen; wederom verlaat Ik de wereld, en ga heen tot den Vader.

29 Zijn discipelen zeiden tot Hem: Zie, nu spreekt Gij vrijuit, en zegt geen gelijkenis.

30 Nu weten wij, dat Gij alle dingen weet, en Gij hebt niet van node, dat U iemand vrage. Hierom geloven wij, dat Gij van God uitgegaan zijt.

31 Jezus antwoordde hun: Gelooft gij nu?