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Modern
His disciples said, “See, now You are speaking plainly and without figures of speech.
Traditional
His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.
Literal
His disciples say, “Behold, now You speak in openness, and You do not speak allegory.
Latin
Dicunt ei discipuli ejus: Ecce nunc palam loqueris, et proverbium nullum dicis:
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English
His disciples said, “See, now You are speaking plainly and without figures of speech.
Notes
a little while: Jesus repeated this phrase to comfort his disciples. He wanted them to know that their separation from him would not last long. Although he would soon leave them, he would return to them again.
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