John 16:25 (LSB)

Passage

“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 openly of the Father.

Nearby Context

John 16:23 And on that day you will not question Me about anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you.

John 16:24 Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be made complete.

John 16:25 “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 openly of the Father.

John 16:26 On that day you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I will request of the Father on your behalf;

John 16:27 for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came forth from the Father.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "things", "spoken", "figures", "speech", "hour", "coming", "longer", and "speak". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "things" and "spoken", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "Until now you have asked for nothing..." into verse 26's "On that day you will ask in...", so "things" and "spoken" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "things" and "spoken" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.