John 16:25

“These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs, etc.] Concerning his Father, and his Father’s house, and the many mansions in it, of his going to prepare a place for them there, and of the way unto it, all which they seemed not to understand; of the nature of communion with him and his Father, and of the manifestation of them to them, so as not unto the world, which they could not account for; of their union to him under the simile of the vine and its branches; and of his departure from them, and return unto them; and of the sorrow that should follow upon the one, and the joy that should attend the other, set forth in the case of a woman in travail, having sorrow, and being joyful when…”

“in proverbs--in obscure language, opposed to "showing plainly"--that is, by the Spirit's teaching.”

“In proverbs - In a manner that appears obscure, enigmatical, and difficult to be understood. It is worthy of remark, that though his declarations in these chapters about his death and resurrection appear to us to be plain, yet to the apostles, filled with Jewish prejudices, and unwilling to believe that he was about to die, they would appear exceedingly obscure and perplexed. The plainest declarations to them on the subject would appear to be involved in mystery. The time cometh - This refers, doubtless, to the time after his ascension to heaven, when he would send the Holy Spirit to teach them the great truths of religion. It does not appear that he himself, after his resurrection, gave…”

“16:25 Jesus spoke using figures of speech, which could only be interpreted with God’s help (1 Cor 1:18-25). With the coming of the Spirit, the disciples would understand.”

“proverbs: or, parables, Joh 16:12, Joh 16:16, Joh 16:17; Psa 49:4, Psa 78:2; Pro 1:6; Mat 13:10, Mat 13:11, Mat 13:34, Mat 13:35; Mar 4:13 but: Joh 16:28, Joh 16:29; Act 2:33-36; Co2 3:12-18, Co2 4:2 John 16:26”