John 16:25

Then I said, “Ah Lord Yahweh! They are saying of me, ‘Is he not just speaking parables?’”

All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and He was not speaking to them without a parable

and He was not speaking to them without a parable; but He was explaining everything privately to His own disciples.

And He was stating the matter openly. And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.

This figure of speech Jesus spoke to them, but they did not understand what those things were which He had been saying to them.

The Jews then gathered around Him, and were saying to Him, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us openly.”

“They will put you out of the synagogue, but an hour is coming for everyone who kills you to think that he is offering service to God.

His disciples *said, “Behold, now You are speaking openly and are not using a figure of speech.

“Behold, an hour is coming, and has already come, for you to be scattered, each to his own home, and to leave Me alone; and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.