John
John 16:25
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.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have spoken | λελάληκα | lelalēka | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2980 I speak, say |
| these things | Ταῦτα | Tauta | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| to you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| figures of speech | παροιμίαις | paroimiais | Noun - Dative Feminine Plural | G3942 an allegory, proverb |
| An hour | ὥρα | hōra | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G5610 an hour, season |
| is coming | ἔρχεται | erchetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2064 I come, go |
| when | ὅτε | hote | Adverb | G3753 when |
| I will no longer speak | λαλήσω | lalēsō | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2980 I speak, say |
| to you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| but | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| will tell | ἀπαγγελῶ | apangelō | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G518 I report, bring a report, announce |
| you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| plainly | παρρησίᾳ | parrēsia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G3954 freedom, confidence |
| about | περὶ | peri | Preposition | G4012 about, concerning, around |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Father | Πατρὸς | Patros | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
John 16:12 · John 16:28–29 · John 10:6 · Mark 4:13 · Matthew 13:34–35 · Psalm 78:2 · Matthew 13:10–11 · Psalm 49:4 · 2 Corinthians 3:12–18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.