Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

John 16:25

Another great change would characterize the economy into which they were passing. Instead of dark figurative utterances which only dimly revealed things spiritual, direct and intelligible disclosures regarding the Father would be made to the disciples: ταῦτα ἐν παροιμίαις … ὑμῖν. παροιμία. See John 10:6; “dark sayings” or “riddles” expresses what is here meant. It is opposed to παρρησίᾳ, open, plain, easily intelligible, meant to be understood. He does not refer to particular utterances, such as John 15:1; John 16:21, etc. but to the reserved character of the whole evening's conversation, and of all His previous teaching. “The promise is that the reserve imposed by a yet unfinished history, by a manifestation in the flesh, by the incapacity of the hearers, and by their gradual education, will then be succeeded by clear, full, unrestricted information, fitted to create in those who receive it that ‘full assurance of understanding' which contributes so largely to the ‘full assurance of faith'.” Bernard. περὶ τοῦ πατρός, the Father is the central theme of Christ's teaching, both while on earth and above.

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John 16:25

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