27 For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God. 28 I have gone out from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and am going to the Father.”

29 His disciples said, “Behold, now you are speaking plainly[a] and are telling us[b] no figurative saying!

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Footnotes

  1. John 16:29 Literally “with plainness”
  2. John 16:29 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

27 No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me(A) and have believed that I came from God.(B) 28 I came from the Father and entered the world; now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.”(C)

29 Then Jesus’ disciples said, “Now you are speaking clearly and without figures of speech.(D)

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