# John 16.27

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 25. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">In that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you;</span>
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> **27. <span class="rl-speech">for the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from the Father.</span>**
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> 28. <span class="rl-speech">I came out from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go unto the Father.</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">His disciples say, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no dark saying.</span> (John 16:25-29, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 25. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">In that day you will ask in my name; and I don’t say to you, that I will pray to the Father for you,</span>
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> **27. <span class="rl-speech">for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me, and have believed that I came from God.</span>**
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> 28. <span class="rl-speech">I came from the Father, and have come into the world. Again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.”</span> 29. His disciples said to him, “Behold, now you speak plainly, and speak no figures of speech. (John 16:25-29, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 25. <span class="rl-speech">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. <sup>proverbs: or, parables</sup></span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:</span>
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> **27. <span class="rl-speech">For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.</span>**
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> 28. <span class="rl-speech">I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.</span> 29. His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb. <sup>proverb: or, parable</sup> (John 16:25-29, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 25. <span class="rl-speech">'These things in similitudes I have spoken to you, but there cometh an hour when no more in similitudes will I speak to you, but freely of the Father, will tell you.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">'In that day, in my name ye will make request, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father for you,</span>
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> **27. <span class="rl-speech">for the Father himself doth love you, because me ye have loved, and ye have believed that I from God came forth;</span>**
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> 28. <span class="rl-speech">I came forth from the Father, and have come to the world; again I leave the world, and go on unto the Father.'</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">His disciples say to him, 'Lo, now freely thou dost speak, and no similitude speakest thou;</span> (John 16:25-29, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 16.1-33](/codex/john-16-1-33/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G0026 - agape](/codex/g0026-agape/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.