Ask in My Name
John 16:29
In 9 translations
- BSB
- His disciples said, “See, now You are speaking plainly and without figures of speech.
- KJV
- His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.
- WEB
- His disciples said to him, “Behold, now you are speaking plainly, and using no figures of speech.
- ASV
- His disciples say, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no dark saying.
- LSV
- His disciples say to Him, “Behold, now You speak freely, and You do not speak allegory;
- YLT
- His disciples say to him, 'Lo, now freely thou dost speak, and no similitude speakest thou;
- DBY
- His disciples say to him, Lo, now thou speakest openly and utterest no allegory.
- DRC
- His disciples say to him: Behold, now thou speakest plainly, and speakest no proverb.
- GNV
- His disciples saide vnto him, Loe, nowe speakest thou plainely, and thou speakest no parable.
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include αὐτῷ (“to him”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include ἐν (“in”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: Λέγουσιν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Λέγουσιν; Robinson–Pierpont add αὐτῷ.
- SBLGNT: ἐν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐν; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- Λέγουσιν οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ· Ἴδε νῦν ἐν παρρησίᾳ λαλεῖς, καὶ παροιμίαν οὐδεμίαν λέγεις.
- RP2018
- Λέγουσιν αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ, Ἴδε, νῦν παρρησίᾳ λαλεῖς, καὶ παροιμίαν οὐδεμίαν λέγεις.
- TR-Boyd
- Λέγουσιν αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ, Ἴδε, νῦν παρρησίᾳ λαλεῖς, καὶ παροιμίαν οὐδεμίαν λέγεις.
- SCR1894
- λεγουσιν αυτω οι μαθηται αυτου ιδε νυν παρρησια λαλεις και παροιμιαν ουδεμιαν λεγεις
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Cross-references most cited first
- John 16:25I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you this way, but will tell you plainly about the Father.
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