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Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete. <a href="/nlt/john/16.htm">New Living Translation</a> You haven’t done this before. Ask, using my name, and you will receive, and you will have abundant joy. <a href="/esv/john/16.htm">English Standard Version</a> Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. <a href="/bsb/john/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete. <a href="/blb/john/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask and you will receive, that your joy may be full. <a href="/kjv/john/16.htm">King James Bible</a> Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. <a href="/nkjv/john/16.htm">New King James Version</a> Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. <a href="/nasb_/john/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be made full. <a href="/nasb/john/16.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be made full. <a href="/nasb77/john/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be made full. <a href="/lsb/john/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be made complete. <a href="/amp/john/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Until now you have not asked [the Father] for anything in My name; but now ask and keep on asking and you will receive, so that your joy may be full and complete. <a href="/csb/john/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Until now you have asked for nothing in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete. <a href="/hcsb/john/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Until now you have asked for nothing in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete. <a href="/asv/john/16.htm">American Standard Version</a> Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be made full. <a href="/cev/john/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You have not asked for anything in this way before, but now you must ask in my name. Then it will be given to you, so you will be completely happy. <a href="/erv/john/16.htm">English Revised Version</a> Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be fulfilled. <a href="/gwt/john/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> So far you haven't asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive so that you can be completely happy. <a href="/gnt/john/16.htm">Good News Translation</a> Until now you have not asked for anything in my name; ask and you will receive, so that your happiness may be complete. <a href="/isv/john/16.htm">International Standard Version</a> So far you haven't asked for anything in my name. Keep asking and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete." <a href="/msb/john/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete. <a href="/net/john/16.htm">NET Bible</a> Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive it, so that your joy may be complete. <a href="/nheb/john/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Until now, you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be made full. <a href="/wbt/john/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Hitherto ye have asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. <a href="/wey/john/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> As yet you have not asked for anything in my name: ask, and you shall receive, that your hearts may be filled with gladness. <a href="/web/john/16.htm">World English Bible</a> Until now, you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be made full. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> until now you asked nothing in My Name; ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. <a href="/blb/john/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask and you will receive, that your joy may be full. <a href="/ylt/john/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> till now ye did ask nothing in my name; ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. <a href="/slt/john/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Until now ye have asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy might be completed.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Hitherto you have not asked any thing in my name. Ask, and you shall receive; that your joy may be full. <a href="/cpdv/john/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Until now, you have not requested anything in my name. Ask, and you shall receive, so that your joy may be full. <a href="/nabre/john/16.htm">New American Bible</a> Until now you have not asked anything in my name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete. <a href="/nrsvce/john/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Hitherto you have asked nothing in my name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be full. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/16.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “Until now you have not asked anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, that your joy may be perfect.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/16.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Till this time you have asked for nothing in my name; ask, and you shall receive, that your joy may be full.<CM> <a href="/godbey/john/16.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>Until now you have asked nothing in my name: ask, and you shall receive, in order that your joy may be full.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/16.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Hitherto ye have asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be complete. <a href="/mace/john/16.htm">Mace New Testament</a> hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be compleat. <a href="/wey/john/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> As yet you have not asked for anything in my name: ask, and you shall receive, that your hearts may be filled with gladness. <a href="/worrell/john/16.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>Hitherto ye asked nothing in My name; ask, and ye will receive, that your joy may be made full.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/16.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>Hitherto ye have asked for nothing in my name: ask and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/16-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=5874" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/16.htm">Ask and You will Receive</a> 23In that day you will no longer ask Me anything. Truly, truly, I tell you, whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you. 24<a href="/greek/2193.htm" title="2193: heōs (Prep) -- A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until.">Until</a> <a href="/greek/737.htm" title="737: arti (Adv) -- Now, just now, at this moment. Adverb from a derivative of airo through the idea of suspension; just now.">now</a> <a href="/greek/154.htm" title="154: ētēsate (V-AIA-2P) -- To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask.">you have not asked</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/3762.htm" title="3762: ouden (Adj-ANS) -- No one, none, nothing. ">for anything</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">My</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3686.htm" title="3686: onomati (N-DNS) -- Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a name.">name.</a> <a href="/greek/154.htm" title="154: aiteite (V-PMA-2P) -- To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask.">Ask</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2983.htm" title="2983: lēmpsesthe (V-FIM-2P) -- (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. ">you will receive,</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">so that</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5479.htm" title="5479: chara (N-NFS) -- Joy, gladness, a source of joy. From chairo; cheerfulness, i.e. Calm delight.">joy</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ē (V-PSA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">may be</a> <a href="/greek/4137.htm" title="4137: peplērōmenē (V-RPM/P-NFS) -- From pleres; to make replete, i.e. to cram, level up, or to furnish, satisfy, execute, finish, verify, etc.">complete.</a> 25I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you this way, but will tell you plainly about the Father.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7-8</a> Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. <a href="/james/4-2.htm">James 4:2-3</a> You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask. / And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures. <a href="/1_john/5-14.htm">1 John 5:14-15</a> And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. / And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him. <a href="/matthew/21-22.htm">Matthew 21:22</a> If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.” <a href="/mark/11-24.htm">Mark 11:24</a> Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. <a href="/luke/11-9.htm">Luke 11:9-10</a> So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. <a href="/john/14-13.htm">John 14:13-14</a> And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. / If you ask Me for anything in My name, I will do it. <a href="/john/15-7.htm">John 15:7</a> If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. <a href="/john/15-16.htm">John 15:16</a> You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you. <a href="/philippians/4-6.htm">Philippians 4:6</a> Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. <a href="/hebrews/4-16.htm">Hebrews 4:16</a> Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. <a href="/psalms/37-4.htm">Psalm 37:4</a> Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart. <a href="/psalms/145-18.htm">Psalm 145:18-19</a> The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth. / He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them. <a href="/isaiah/65-24.htm">Isaiah 65:24</a> Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear. <a href="/jeremiah/29-12.htm">Jeremiah 29:12-13</a> Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. / You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Till now have you asked nothing in my name: ask, and you shall receive, that your joy may be full.in.<a href="/genesis/32-9.htm">Genesis 32:9</a> And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:<a href="/1_kings/18-36.htm">1 Kings 18:36</a> And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.<a href="/2_kings/19-15.htm">2 Kings 19:15</a> And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, O LORD God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.ask.<a href="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7,8</a> Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: … <a href="/james/4-2.htm">James 4:2,3</a> Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not… that.<a href="/john/16-23.htm">John 16:23</a> And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.<a href="/john/15-11.htm">John 15:11</a> These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.<a href="/1_john/1-3.htm">1 John 1:3,4</a> That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/15-11.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/john/16-6.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/john/16-6.htm">Full</a> <a href="/john/16-22.htm">Gladness</a> <a href="/john/16-22.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/john/5-17.htm">Hitherto</a> <a href="/john/16-22.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/john/16-14.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/john/16-23.htm">Request</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/17-13.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/john/19-29.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/john/17-13.htm">Full</a> <a href="/john/17-13.htm">Gladness</a> <a href="/john/17-13.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/romans/1-13.htm">Hitherto</a> <a href="/john/17-13.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/john/20-22.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/john/16-26.htm">Request</a><div class="vheading2">John 16</div>1. <a href="/john/16-1.htm">Jesus comforts his disciples by the promise of the Holy Spirit, and his ascension;</a> 23. <a href="/john/16-23.htm">assures their prayers made in his name to be acceptable.</a> 33. <a href="/john/16-33.htm">Peace in Jesus, and in the world affliction.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. This phrase highlights a transition in the disciples' relationship with Jesus. Previously, they relied on His physical presence for guidance and support. The concept of asking in Jesus' name introduces a new dimension of prayer and relationship with God, emphasizing the authority and mediation of Christ. In the cultural context of the time, a name represented the essence and authority of a person. Thus, asking in Jesus' name implies invoking His power and will. This shift is significant as it prepares the disciples for the coming of the Holy Spirit and the establishment of the Church, where prayer in Jesus' name becomes central (<a href="/john/14-13.htm">John 14:13-14</a>).Ask and you will receive, This promise underscores the assurance of answered prayer when aligned with God's will. It reflects the broader biblical principle that God is a generous provider (<a href="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7-11</a>). The historical context of this promise is rooted in the Jewish understanding of God as a covenant-keeping deity who responds to the petitions of His people. Theologically, it emphasizes the believer's access to God through Christ, who intercedes on their behalf (<a href="/hebrews/4-14.htm">Hebrews 4:14-16</a>). This assurance is not a guarantee of receiving everything one desires but rather what is in accordance with God's purpose and plan.so that your joy may be complete. The completion of joy is a recurring theme in the teachings of Jesus, pointing to the fullness of life found in Him (<a href="/john/15-11.htm">John 15:11</a>). This joy is not merely emotional happiness but a deep-seated contentment and peace that comes from a relationship with God. In the cultural context of the time, joy was often associated with the presence and favor of God. Theologically, this joy is a fruit of the Spirit (<a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22</a>) and is made complete through the fulfillment of God's promises and the believer's alignment with His will. The phrase also connects to the eschatological hope of ultimate joy in the presence of God (<a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of this verse, Jesus is addressing His disciples during the Last Supper, preparing them for His departure and the coming of the Holy Spirit. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a> The immediate audience of Jesus' teaching, they are being instructed on how to pray and the power of asking in Jesus' name. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_last_supper.htm">The Last Supper</a> The setting of this discourse, where Jesus shares His final teachings and promises with His disciples before His crucifixion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_jesus'_name.htm">The Power of Jesus' Name</a> Praying in Jesus' name is not a formula but a declaration of faith in His authority and alignment with His will. <a href="/topical/t/the_promise_of_joy.htm">The Promise of Joy</a> Jesus links answered prayer to the fullness of joy, suggesting that our joy is made complete when we see God's hand at work in response to our prayers. <a href="/topical/t/the_invitation_to_ask.htm">The Invitation to Ask</a> Jesus invites us to ask, indicating that God desires to hear from us and respond to our needs and desires. <a href="/topical/f/faith_and_expectation.htm">Faith and Expectation</a> Believers are encouraged to approach God with faith, expecting that He will answer in accordance with His perfect will. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Role of the Holy Spirit</a> The context of this promise is the coming of the Holy Spirit, who aids us in prayer and aligns our requests with God's purposes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 16</a> <a href="/q/can_prayers_be_answered_by_god.htm">Can prayers be answered by God?</a> <a href="/q/what_did_jesus_mean_by_'ask,_receive'.htm">What did Jesus mean by "Ask and You Shall Receive"?</a> <a href="/q/what_power_does_jesus'_name_hold.htm">What power does Jesus' name hold?</a> <a href="/q/how_can_your_joy_be_made_complete.htm">How can your joy be made complete?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name.--Comp. Note on <a href="/john/14-13.htm" title="And whatever you shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.">John 14:13</a>. They had not up to this time received the Holy Spirit. When He came, He was as the presence of Christ dwelling in them. Under His influence their will became the will of Christ, and their thoughts the thoughts of Christ, and their prayers the prayers of Christ. They had not yet so learnt Him .as to pray in His name. It would be otherwise in that day.Ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.--The future is thought of as already present, and they are directed to ask, as though they had already entered into the new region of spiritual life. The pangs of the present travailing are passing away (<a href="/john/16-22.htm" title="And you now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man takes from you.">John 16:22</a>). The fulness of joy is already at hand. (Comp. Note on <a href="/john/15-11.htm" title="These things have I spoken to you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.">John 15:11</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 24. - Hitherto - up to the present period - ye asked (ἠτήσατε, the common word for petition and request made by the inferior to the superior, the man to his Maker) nothing in my Name. The disciples had not comprehended the fullness of that Name of the well-beloved Son, filling their minds with the revelation of God made in it, and feeling it to be the great inducement and guarantee of acceptable prayer. Ask (continuously, habitually, for this is no longer in aorist, but in the present tense), and ye shall receive (ἵνα here not relic, but indicates "contemplated result"), that your joy may be fulfilled [rendered complete and full] (comp. <a href="/john/15-11.htm">John 15:11</a>; Ver. 22); the joy of your love to one another and to me may reach its highest expression. There may be reference to their unanimity in the Holy Spirit, the Pentecostal outburst of perfect love which casts out fear. <a href="/commentaries/john/16-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Until ἕως (heōs) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_2193.htm">Strong's 2193: </a> A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until. now ἄρτι (arti) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_737.htm">Strong's 737: </a> Now, just now, at this moment. Adverb from a derivative of airo through the idea of suspension; just now. you have not asked ᾐτήσατε (ētēsate) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_154.htm">Strong's 154: </a> To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask. [for anything] οὐδὲν (ouden) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3762.htm">Strong's 3762: </a> No one, none, nothing. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. My μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. name. ὀνόματί (onomati) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3686.htm">Strong's 3686: </a> Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a 'name'. Ask αἰτεῖτε (aiteite) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_154.htm">Strong's 154: </a> To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. you will receive, λήμψεσθε (lēmpsesthe) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2983.htm">Strong's 2983: </a> (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. so that ἵνα (hina) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. joy χαρὰ (chara) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5479.htm">Strong's 5479: </a> Joy, gladness, a source of joy. From chairo; cheerfulness, i.e. Calm delight. may be ᾖ (ē) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. complete. πεπληρωμένη (peplērōmenē) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4137.htm">Strong's 4137: </a> From pleres; to make replete, i.e. to cram, level up, or to furnish, satisfy, execute, finish, verify, etc. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/16-24.htm">John 16:24 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/john/16-24.htm">John 16:24 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/john/16-24.htm">John 16:24 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/john/16-24.htm">John 16:24 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/john/16-24.htm">John 16:24 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/john/16-24.htm">John 16:24 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/16-24.htm">John 16:24 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/16-24.htm">John 16:24 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/john/16-24.htm">John 16:24 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/john/16-24.htm">John 16:24 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/john/16-24.htm">NT Gospels: John 16:24 Until now you have asked nothing (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/16-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 16:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 16:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/16-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 16:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 16:25" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>