John Bengel Commentary - John 16:25 - 16:25

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John Bengel Commentary - John 16:25 - 16:25


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Joh 16:25. Ἐν παροιμίαις, in more covert words, in somewhat dark sayings) In antithesis to παῤῥησίᾳ, openly, plainly, without a veil: πάροιμος, is one who is somewhere about the way (οἴμη), but not in the way, whence παροιμία (ch. Joh 10:6) is a mode of speaking whereby is meant not the literal thing, which the words express to the ear, but yet something not unlike it (from which notion also the term παραβολὴ, משל, is formed). Such was that expression, μικρὸν, a little while; Joh 16:16, whereupon the disciples said, What is this? Joh 16:18.-περὶ, concerning) The same particle occurs in the following verse. I shall show you concerning the Father, and in Joh 16:26, I will pray (request) the Father concerning (for) you, are sweetly correlative.