“Son of man, propound a riddle and speak a (A)parable to the house of Israel,

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13 Therefore I speak to them in parables; because while (A)seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

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25 “These things I have spoken to you in [a](A)figurative language; (B)an hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in [b]figurative language, but will tell you plainly of the Father.

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Footnotes

  1. John 16:25 Lit proverbs; or figures of speech
  2. John 16:25 Lit proverbs; or figures of speech