“ I have not been speaking to you plainly. But a time is coming when I will speak clearly. Then I will tell you plainly about my Father.

“这些事，我是用比喻对你们说的；时候将到，我不再用比喻对你们说，乃要将父明明地告诉你们。

“这些事，我是用比方对你们说的；时候将到，我不再用比方对你们说，而是要把父的事明白地告诉你们。

“这些事，我是用比方对你们说的；时候将到，我不再用比方对你们说，而是要把父的事明白地告诉你们。

“我一直用比喻跟你们讲这些事，不久，我就不再用比喻了，而是清楚地把父的事告诉你们。

“我用譬喻对你们说了这些事，时候要到，我不再用譬喻对你们说了，而是把关于父的事明明白白告诉你们。

“我用比喻对你们说了这些话。但是时候就要到了！那时我不再用比喻对你们说话，而是要明确地告诉你们有关父的事。

「這些事，我是用比喻對你們說的；時候將到，我不再用比喻對你們說，乃要將父明明地告訴你們。

「這些事，我是用比方對你們說的；時候將到，我不再用比方對你們說，而是要把父的事明白地告訴你們。

「這些事，我是用比方對你們說的；時候將到，我不再用比方對你們說，而是要把父的事明白地告訴你們。

「我一直用比喻跟你們講這些事，不久，我就不再用比喻了，而是清楚地把父的事告訴你們。

“我用譬喻對你們說了這些事，時候要到，我不再用譬喻對你們說了，而是把關於父的事明明白白告訴你們。

『這些事我是用隱喻對你們說的；時候必到，那時我就不再用隱喻對你們講話了；我乃是要坦然無隱地將父傳告你們。

「我用比喻對你們說了這些話。但是時候就要到了！那時我不再用比喻對你們說話，而是要明確地告訴你們有關父的事。

凡此我曾以喻語爾、時至、我不復以喻語爾、乃以父明示於爾、

我以此設譬告爾、時至、我不設譬、乃以父明示爾、

我設喻以此事告爾、時將至、我不復設喻告爾、乃以父明示爾、

予向以譬喻教爾、惟時即至、予將不復設譬、必欲明白曉暢、以父示爾。

“ Though I have been speaking figuratively, a time is coming when I will no longer use this kind of language but will tell you plainly about my Father.

“ I have said these things to you in figures of speech. The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech but will tell you plainly about the Father.

“ I have spoken of these matters in figures of speech, but soon I will stop speaking figuratively and will tell you plainly all about the Father.

“ I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. A time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures, but I will tell you plainly about the Father.

“ These things I have spoken to you in figures of speech; an hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech, but will tell you plainly about the Father.

“ These things I have spoken to you in figurative language; but the time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figurative language, but I will tell you plainly about the Father.

These things have I spoken unto you in dark sayings: the hour cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in dark sayings, but shall tell you plainly of the Father.

“ I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. A time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures, but I will tell you plainly about the Father.

These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.

“ I have told you these things in obscure figures of speech; a time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in obscure figures, but will tell you plainly about the Father.

I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. But the time is coming when I will no more speak to you in figures of speech, but will tell you plainly about the Father.

“ I have much more to say to you. It is more than you can handle right now.

The disciples came to him. They asked,“ Why do you use stories when you speak to the people?”He replied,“ Because you have been given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven. It has not been given to outsiders.

I came from the Father and entered the world. Now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.”Then Jesus’ disciples said,“ Now you are speaking plainly. You are using examples that are clear.

Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd using stories. He did not say anything to them without telling a story.So the words spoken by the prophet came true. He had said,“ I will open my mouth and tell stories. I will speak about things that were hidden since the world was made.”( Psalm 78:2)

Jesus told this story. But the Pharisees didn’t understand what he was telling them.

Then Jesus said to them,“ Don’t you understand this story? Then how will you understand any stories of this kind?

I will pay attention to a proverb. I will explain my riddle as I play the harp.

I will open my mouth and tell a story. I will speak about things that were hidden. They happened a long time ago.

Since we have that kind of hope, we are very bold.We are not like Moses. He used to cover his face with a veil. That was to keep the people of Israel from seeing the end of what was passing away.But their minds were made stubborn. To this day, the same veil remains when the old covenant is read. The veil has not been removed. Only faith in Christ can take it away.To this day, when the Law of Moses is read, a veil covers the minds of those who hear it.But when anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.Now the Lord is the Holy Spirit. And where the Spirit of the Lord is, freedom is also there.None of our faces are covered with a veil. All of us can see the Lord’s glory and think deeply about it. So we are being changed to become more like him so that we have more and more glory. And this glory comes from the Lord, who is the Holy Spirit.

Jesus has been given a place of honor at the right hand of God. He has received the Holy Spirit from the Father. This is what God had promised. It is Jesus who has poured out what you now see and hear.David did not go up to heaven. But he said,“‘ The Lord said to my Lord,“ Sit at my right hand.I will put your enemies under your control.” ’( Psalm 110:1)“ So be sure of this, all you people of Israel. You nailed Jesus to the cross. But God has made him both Lord and Messiah.”

Instead, we have given up doing secret and shameful things. We don’t twist God’s word. In fact, we do just the opposite. We present the truth plainly. In the sight of God, we make our appeal to everyone’s sense of what is right and wrong.

You will be thrown out of the synagogue. In fact, the time is coming when someone may kill you. And they will think they are doing God a favor.

Jesus continued,“ In a little while, you will no longer see me. Then after a little while, you will see me.”After they heard this, some of his disciples spoke to one another. They said,“ What does he mean by saying,‘ In a little while, you will no longer see me. Then after a little while, you will see me’? And what does he mean by saying,‘ I am going to the Father’?”

What I’m teaching also helps you understand proverbs and stories. It helps you understand the sayings and riddles of those who are wise.