John 16:25 Cross References

John 16:25

25: "I have spoken of these matters in parables, but the time will come when this will not be necessary, and I will tell you plainly all about the Father.

John 16:12

  1. "Oh, there is so much more I want to tell you, but you can't bear it now.

Matthew 13:34

  1. Jesus always used stories and illustrations like these when speaking to the crowds. In fact, he never spoke to them without using such parables.
  2. This fulfilled the prophecy that said, "I will speak to you in parables. I will explain mysteries hidden since the creation of the world."

Mark 4:13

  1. "But if you can't understand this story, how will you understand all the others I am going to tell?

Matthew 13:10

  1. His disciples came and asked him, "Why do you always tell stories when you talk to the people?"
  2. Then he explained to them, "You have been permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others have not.

John 10:6

  1. Those who heard Jesus use this illustration didn't understand what he meant,

John 16:28

  1. Yes, I came from the Father into the world, and I will leave the world and return to the Father."
  2. Then his disciples said, "At last you are speaking plainly and not in parables.

Psalms 78:2

  1. for I will speak to you in a parable. I will teach you hidden lessons from our past--

Psalms 49:4

  1. I listen carefully to many proverbs and solve riddles with inspiration from a harp.

2 Corinthians 3:12

  1. Since this new covenant gives us such confidence, we can be very bold.
  2. We are not like Moses, who put a veil over his face so the people of Israel would not see the glory fading away.
  3. But the people's minds were hardened, and even to this day whenever the old covenant is being read, a veil covers their minds so they cannot understand the truth. And this veil can be removed only by believing in Christ.
  4. Yes, even today when they read Moses' writings, their hearts are covered with that veil, and they do not understand.
  5. But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, then the veil is taken away.

2 Corinthians 4:2

  1. We reject all shameful and underhanded methods. We do not try to trick anyone, and we do not distort the word of God. We tell the truth before God, and all who are honest know that.

Proverbs 1:6

  1. by exploring the depth of meaning in these proverbs, parables, wise sayings, and riddles.

John 16:2

  1. For you will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time is coming when those who kill you will think they are doing God a service.

John 16:16

  1. "In just a little while I will be gone, and you won't see me anymore. Then, just a little while after that, you will see me again."
  2. The disciples asked each other, "What does he mean when he says, 'You won't see me, and then you will see me'? And what does he mean when he says, 'I am going to the Father'?

Acts 2:33

  1. Now he sits on the throne of highest honor in heaven, at God's right hand. And the Father, as he had promised, gave him the Holy Spirit to pour out upon us, just as you see and hear today.
  2. For David himself never ascended into heaven, yet he said, 'The LORD said to my Lord, Sit in honor at my right hand
  3. until I humble your enemies, making them a footstool under your feet.'
  4. So let it be clearly known by everyone in Israel that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified to be both Lord and Messiah!"
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