John 16:25

Bible in Basic English (1941)

All this I have said to you in veiled language: but the time is coming when I will no longer say things in veiled language but will give you knowledge of the Father clearly.

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  • Matt 13:10-11 : 10 And the disciples came and said to him, Why do you say things to them in the form of stories? 11 And he said to them in answer, To you is given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
  • Matt 13:34-35 : 34 All these things Jesus said to the people in the form of stories; and without a story he said nothing to them: 35 That it might come true which was said by the prophet, Opening my mouth, I will give out stories; I will give knowledge of things kept secret from before all time.
  • Mark 4:13 : 13 And he said to them, If you are not clear about this story, how will you be clear about the others?
  • John 10:6 : 6 In this Jesus was teaching them in the form of a story: but what he said was not clear to them.
  • John 16:2 : 2 They will put you out of the Synagogues: yes, the time is coming when whoever puts you to death will have the belief that he is doing God's pleasure.
  • John 16:12 : 12 I have still much to say to you, but you are not strong enough for it now.
  • John 16:28-29 : 28 I came out from the Father and have come into the world: again, I go away from the world and go to the Father. 29 His disciples said, Now you are talking clearly and not in veiled language.
  • Ps 49:4 : 4 I will put my teaching into a story; I will make my dark sayings clear with music.
  • Ps 78:2 : 2 Opening my mouth I will give out a story, even the dark sayings of old times;
  • Prov 1:6 : 6 To get the sense of wise sayings and secrets, and of the words of the wise and their dark sayings.
  • Acts 2:33-36 : 33 And so, being lifted up to the right hand of God, and having the Father's word that the Holy Spirit would come, he has sent this thing, which now you see and have knowledge of. 34 For David has not gone up into heaven, but says, himself, The Lord said to my Lord, Be seated at my right hand, 35 Till I put all those who are against you under your feet. 36 For this reason, let all Israel be certain that this Jesus, whom you put to death on the cross, God has made Lord and Christ.
  • 2 Cor 3:12-18 : 12 Having then such a hope, we keep nothing back, 13 And are not like Moses, who put a veil on his face, so that the children of Israel might not see clearly to the end of the present order of things: 14 But their minds were made hard: for to this very day at the reading of the old agreement the same veil is still unlifted; though it is taken away in Christ. 15 But to this day, at the reading of the law of Moses, a veil is over their heart. 16 But when it is turned to the Lord, the veil will be taken away. 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there the heart is free. 18 But we all, with unveiled face giving back as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord who is the Spirit.
  • 2 Cor 4:2 : 2 And we have given up the secret things of shame, not walking in false ways, and not making use of the word of God with deceit; but by the revelation of what is true, as before God, we have the approval of every man's sense of right and wrong.
  • John 16:16-17 : 16 After a little time you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me. 17 So some of the disciples said one to another, What is this he is saying, After a little time, you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me? and, I am going to the Father?

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  • John 16:26-29
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    26 In that day you will make requests in my name: and I do not say that I will make prayer to the Father for you,

    27 For the Father himself gives his love to you, because you have given your love to me and have had faith that I came from God.

    28 I came out from the Father and have come into the world: again, I go away from the world and go to the Father.

    29 His disciples said, Now you are talking clearly and not in veiled language.

  • John 16:22-24
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    22 So you have sorrow now: but I will see you again, and your hearts will be glad, and no one will take away your joy.

    23 And on that day you will put no questions to me. Truly I say to you, Whatever request you make to the Father, he will give it to you in my name.

    24 Up to now you have made no request in my name: do so, and it will be answered, so that your hearts may be full of joy.

  • John 16:3-6
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    3 They will do these things to you because they have not had knowledge of the Father or of me.

    4 I have said these things to you so that when the time comes, what I have said may come to your mind. I did not say them to you at the first, because then I was still with you.

    5 But now I am going to him who sent me; and not one of you says to me, Where are you going?

    6 But your hearts are full of sorrow because I have said these things.

  • John 14:25
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    25 I have said all this to you while I am still with you.

  • John 16:12-20
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    12 I have still much to say to you, but you are not strong enough for it now.

    13 However, when he, the Spirit of true knowledge, has come, he will be your guide into all true knowledge: for his words will not come from himself, but whatever has come to his hearing, that he will say: and he will make clear to you the things to come.

    14 He will give me glory, because he will take of what is mine, and make it clear to you.

    15 Everything which the Father has is mine: that is why I say, He will take of what is mine and will make it clear to you.

    16 After a little time you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me.

    17 So some of the disciples said one to another, What is this he is saying, After a little time, you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me? and, I am going to the Father?

    18 So they said again and again, What is this he is saying, A little time? His words are not clear to us.

    19 Jesus saw that they had a desire to put the question to him, so he said to them, Is this what you are questioning one with another, why I said, After a little time, you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me?

    20 Truly I say to you, You will be weeping and sorrowing, but the world will be glad: you will be sad, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.

  • John 14:18-20
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    18 I will not let you be without a friend: I am coming to you.

    19 A little time longer, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me; and you will be living because I am living.

    20 At that time it will be clear to you that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I in you.

  • John 14:28-31
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    28 Keep in mind how I said to you, I go away and come to you again. If you had love for me you would be glad, because I am going to the Father: for the Father is greater than I.

    29 And now I have given you word of it before it comes, so that, when it comes, you may have faith.

    30 After this I will not say much to you, because the ruler of this world comes: and he has no power over me;

    31 But he comes so that the world may see that I have love for the Father, and that I am doing as I am ordered by the Father. Get up, and let us go.

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    9 Jesus said to him, Philip, have I been with you all this time, and still you have no knowledge of me? He who has seen me has seen the Father. Why do you say, Let us see the Father?

    10 Have you not faith that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words which I say to you, I say not from myself: but the Father who is in me all the time does his works.

  • John 17:25-26
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    25 Father of righteousness, I have knowledge of you, though the world has not; and to these it is clear that you sent me;

    26 And I have given to them knowledge of your name, and will give it, so that the love which you have for me may be in them and I in them.

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    10 Of righteousness, because I go to the Father and you will see me no more;

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    13 And now I come to you; and these things I say in the world so that they may have my joy complete in them.

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    27 All things have been given to me by my Father; and no one has knowledge of the Son, but the Father; and no one has knowledge of the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will make it clear.

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    33 My dear children, I am only to be with you a little longer. Then you will be looking for me: and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you, Where I am going you may not come.

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    15 No longer do I give you the name of servants; because a servant is without knowledge of what his master is doing: I give you the name of friends, because I have given you knowledge of all the things which my Father has said to me.

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    7 If you had knowledge of me, you would have knowledge of my Father: you have knowledge of him now and have seen him.

  • John 17:1
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    1 Jesus said these things; then, lifting his eyes to heaven, he said, Father, the time has now come; give glory to your Son, so that the Son may give glory to you:

  • John 8:27-28
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    27 They did not see that his words were about the Father.

    28 So Jesus said, When the Son of man has been lifted up by you, then it will be clear to you who I am, and that I do nothing of myself, but say as the Father gave me teaching.

  • John 16:32-33
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    32 See, a time is coming, yes, it is now here, when you will go away in all directions, every man to his house, and I will be by myself: but I am not by myself, because the Father is with me.

    33 I have said all these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble: but take heart! I have overcome the world.

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    11 I have said these things to you so that I may have joy in you and so that your joy may be complete.

  • Luke 10:22
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    22 All things have been given to me by my Father: and no one has knowledge of the Son, but only the Father: and of the Father, but only the Son, and he to whom the Son will make it clear.

  • John 14:16
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    16 And I will make prayer to the Father and he will give you another Helper to be with you for ever,

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    26 When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father even the Spirit of true knowledge who comes from the Father--he will give witness about me;

  • John 5:20
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    20 For the Father has love for the Son and lets him see everything which he does: and he will let him see greater works than these so that you may be full of wonder.

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    1 I have said these things to you so that you may not be in doubt.

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    34 All these things Jesus said to the people in the form of stories; and without a story he said nothing to them: