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Very truly I tell you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. <a href="/nlt/john/16.htm">New Living Translation</a> At that time you won’t need to ask me for anything. I tell you the truth, you will ask the Father directly, and he will grant your request because you use my name. <a href="/esv/john/16.htm">English Standard Version</a> In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. <a href="/bsb/john/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> In 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. <a href="/blb/john/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And in that day, you will ask of Me nothing. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you may ask the Father in My name, He will give you. <a href="/kjv/john/16.htm">King James Bible</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="/nkjv/john/16.htm">New King James Version</a> “And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you. <a href="/nasb_/john/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nasb/john/16.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220In 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. <a href="/nasb77/john/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And in that day you will ask Me no question. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you shall ask the Father for anything, He will give it to you in My name. <a href="/lsb/john/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> 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. <a href="/amp/john/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a> In that day you will not [need to] ask Me about anything. I assure you and most solemnly say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name [as My representative], He will give you. <a href="/csb/john/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “In that day you will not ask me anything. Truly I tell you, anything you ask the Father in my name, he will give you. <a href="/hcsb/john/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> In that day you will not ask Me anything. &#8220I assure you: Anything you ask the Father in My name, He will give you. <a href="/asv/john/16.htm">American Standard Version</a> And in that day ye shall ask me no question. Verily, verily, I say unto you, if ye shall ask anything of the Father, he will give it you in my name. <a href="/cev/john/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When that time comes, you won't have to ask me about anything. I tell you for certain the Father will give you whatever you ask for in my name. <a href="/erv/john/16.htm">English Revised Version</a> And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, If ye shall ask anything of the Father, he will give it you in my name. <a href="/gwt/john/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> When that day comes, you won't ask me any more questions. I can guarantee this truth: If you ask the Father for anything in my name, he will give it to you. <a href="/gnt/john/16.htm">Good News Translation</a> "When that day comes, you will not ask me for anything. I am telling you the truth: the Father will give you whatever you ask of him in my name. <a href="/isv/john/16.htm">International Standard Version</a> On that day, you won't ask me for anything. Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, whatever you ask the Father for in my name, he will give it to you. <a href="/msb/john/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> In 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. <a href="/net/john/16.htm">NET Bible</a> At that time you will ask me nothing. I tell you the solemn truth, whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you. <a href="/nheb/john/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "And in that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly I tell you, whatever you may ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. <a href="/wbt/john/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And in that day ye will ask me nothing: Verily, verily, I say to you, Whatever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. <a href="/wey/john/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> You will put no questions to me then. "In most solemn truth I tell you that whatever you ask the Father for in my name He will give you. <a href="/web/john/16.htm">World English Bible</a> “In that day you will ask me no questions. Most certainly I tell you, whatever you may ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and in that day you will question nothing of Me; truly, truly, I say to you, as many things as you may ask of the Father in My Name, He will give you; <a href="/blb/john/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And in that day, you will ask of Me nothing. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you may ask the Father in My name, He will give you. <a href="/ylt/john/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and in that day ye will question me nothing; verily, verily, I say to you, as many things as ye may ask of the Father in my name, He will give you; <a href="/slt/john/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Truly, truly, I say to you, That whatever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give you.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And in that day you shall not ask me any thing. Amen, amen I say to you: if you ask the Father any thing in my name, he will give it you. <a href="/cpdv/john/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And, in that day, you will not petition me for anything. Amen, amen, I say to you, if you ask the Father for anything in my name, he will give it to you. <a href="/nabre/john/16.htm">New American Bible</a> On that day you will not question me about anything. Amen, amen, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you. <a href="/nrsvce/john/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> On that day you will ask nothing of me. Very truly, I tell you, if you ask anything of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> In that day you will not ask me anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, that whatever you ask my Father in my name, he will give it to you. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/16.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “And in that day you will not ask me anything. Timeless truth I speak to you: Everything that you shall ask my Father in my name, he shall give to you.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/16.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And in that day you shall ask nothing of me; verily, verily I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give you. <a href="/godbey/john/16.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>And in that day you will ask of me nothing. Truly, truly, I say unto you, Whatsoever you may ask the Father, He will give it to you in my name.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/16.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And in that hour ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, That whatsoever things ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give you. <a href="/mace/john/16.htm">Mace New Testament</a> tho' then you cannot ask any thing of me in person, whatever ye shall ask the father in my name, I assure you he will grant it. <a href="/wey/john/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> You will put no questions to me then. "In most solemn truth I tell you that whatever you ask the Father for in my name He will give you. <a href="/worrell/john/16.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>And in that day ye will ask nothing of Me: verily, verily, I say to you, if ye shall ask anything of the Father, He will give it you in My name.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/16.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>And in that day ye shall ask me nothing: <Fr>but<FR> I assure you, that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, He will give <Fr>it<FR> you.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/16-23.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=5862" 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> 22So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy. 23<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></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/1565.htm" title="1565: ekeinē (DPro-DFS) -- That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed.">that</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2250.htm" title="2250: hēmera (N-DFS) -- A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ">day</a> <a href="/greek/2065.htm" title="2065: erōtēsete (V-FIA-2P) -- Apparently from ereo; to interrogate; by implication, to request.">you will no longer ask</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: eme (PPro-A1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">Me</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. ">anything.</a> <a href="/greek/281.htm" title="281: amēn (Heb) -- Of Hebrew origin; properly, firm, i.e. trustworthy; adverbially, surely.">Truly,</a> <a href="/greek/281.htm" title="281: amēn (Heb) -- Of Hebrew origin; properly, firm, i.e. trustworthy; adverbially, surely.">truly,</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legō (V-PIA-1S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">I tell</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you,</a> <a href="/greek/302.htm" title="302: an (Prtcl) -- A primary particle, denoting a supposition, wish, possibility or uncertainty."></a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: ti (IPro-ANS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">whatever</a> <a href="/greek/154.htm" title="154: aitēsēte (V-ASA-2P) -- To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask.">you ask</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962: Patera (N-AMS) -- Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a father.">Father</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/1325.htm" title="1325: dōsei (V-FIA-3S) -- To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.">He will give</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you.</a> 24Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.…<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="/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="/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="/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="/james/1-5.htm">James 1:5-6</a> Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. / But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. <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="/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="/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="/john/14-26.htm">John 14:26</a> But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you. <a href="/romans/8-26.htm">Romans 8:26-27</a> In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words. / And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. <a href="/ephesians/6-18.htm">Ephesians 6:18</a> Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints. <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="/1_john/3-22.htm">1 John 3:22</a> and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight. <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.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And in that day you shall ask me nothing. Truly, truly, I say to you, Whatever you shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.ask.<a href="/john/16-19.htm">John 16:19</a> Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye inquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me?<a href="/john/13-36.htm">John 13:36,37</a> Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards… <a href="/john/14-5.htm">John 14:5,22</a> Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? … Whatsoever.<a href="/john/14-13.htm">John 14:13,14</a> And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son… <a href="/john/15-7.htm">John 15:7,16</a> If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you… <a href="/isaiah/65-24.htm">Isaiah 65:24</a> And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/23-24.htm">Demand</a> <a href="/john/16-10.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/john/16-19.htm">Question</a> <a href="/john/9-15.htm">Questions</a> <a href="/john/15-16.htm">Request</a> <a href="/john/16-20.htm">Solemn</a> <a href="/john/16-20.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/john/16-20.htm">Verily</a> <a href="/john/16-15.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/john/16-15.htm">Whatsoever</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/16-26.htm">Demand</a> <a href="/john/17-11.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/john/16-30.htm">Question</a> <a href="/john/16-30.htm">Questions</a> <a href="/john/16-24.htm">Request</a> <a href="/acts/8-25.htm">Solemn</a> <a href="/john/17-8.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/john/21-18.htm">Verily</a> <a href="/john/17-7.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/john/17-7.htm">Whatsoever</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>In that day This phrase refers to the time after Jesus' resurrection and the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. It marks a new era in the relationship between God and believers, where direct access to the Father is granted through Jesus Christ. This is a fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies about the new covenant (<a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a>).you will no longer ask Me anything. Jesus indicates a shift in how His disciples will communicate with God. Previously, they relied on Jesus' physical presence to ask questions and seek guidance. After His ascension, they will have the Holy Spirit to guide them into all truth (<a href="/john/16-13.htm">John 16:13</a>), and they will pray directly to the Father.Truly, truly, I tell you, The double "truly" (amen, amen) emphasizes the certainty and importance of what Jesus is about to say. This phrase is used throughout the Gospels to highlight significant teachings of Jesus, underscoring His authority and the trustworthiness of His words.whatever you ask the Father in My name, Praying in Jesus' name signifies praying with His authority and in alignment with His will. It reflects a relationship with God that is mediated by Christ, who is the only way to the Father (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>). This concept is rooted in the understanding of Jesus as the High Priest (<a href="/hebrews/4-14.htm">Hebrews 4:14-16</a>).He will give you. This promise assures believers of God's willingness to respond to prayers that are in accordance with His will. It reflects the generosity and faithfulness of God, as seen throughout Scripture (<a href="/james/1-5.htm">James 1:5, 1</a> <a href="/john/5-14.htm">John 5:14-15</a>). The assurance of answered prayer is contingent upon the alignment with God's purposes and the transformative work of the Holy Spirit in the believer's life.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of this verse, providing instruction and comfort to His disciples about the coming changes after His resurrection and ascension. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a> The immediate audience of Jesus' teaching, who are being prepared for a new way of relating to God through prayer. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_father.htm">The Father</a> God the Father, to whom prayers are directed in Jesus' name, emphasizing the relationship believers have with God through Christ. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_day.htm">The Day</a> Refers to the time after Jesus' resurrection and the coming of the Holy Spirit, marking a new era in the relationship between God and believers. 5. <a href="/topical/p/prayer.htm">Prayer</a> The act of communicating with God, which is being redefined by Jesus to be done in His name.<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 relationship with the Father. <a href="/topical/d/direct_access_to_the_father.htm">Direct Access to the Father</a> Through Jesus, believers have direct access to God, eliminating the need for any other mediator. <a href="/topical/c/confidence_in_prayer.htm">Confidence in Prayer</a> Believers can approach God with confidence, knowing that He hears and answers prayers according to His will. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Role of the Holy Spirit</a> The Holy Spirit aids believers in prayer, helping them to pray in alignment with God's will. <a href="/topical/l/living_in_the_new_covenant.htm">Living in the New Covenant</a> This verse highlights the shift from the Old Covenant to the New Covenant, where Jesus' sacrifice opens a new way to relate to God.<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/what_does_praying_in_jesus'_name_mean.htm">What does praying in Jesus' name mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_seven_things_god_hates.htm">What are the seven things God hates?</a> <a href="/q/does_the_bible_support_the_rosary.htm">Is praying the Rosary supported by the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/why_are_prayers_unanswered_in_john_16_23.htm">In John 16:23, how do we explain unanswered prayers despite Jesus' assurance that believers will receive what they ask in his name?</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>(23) And in that day ye shall ask me nothing.--Comp. <a href="/acts/1-6.htm" title="When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, will you at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?">Acts 1:6</a>. The time here referred to is, as we have seen (<a href="/john/16-16.htm" title="A little while, and you shall not see me: and again, a little while, and you shall see me, because I go to the Father.">John 16:16</a>), the time of the gift of the Paraclete, who shall fully illumine them, so that they shall not need to ask the meaning of new thoughts and words as they have done hitherto. (Comp., e.g., the certain knowledge of Peter's speech in Acts 2. with the misunderstandings of these last days of the Lord's ministry.)Verily, verily, I say unto you.--Comp. <a href="/john/1-51.htm" title="And he said to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, Hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of man.">John 1:51</a>. As we have so often found, these words precede a truth of -weighty import.Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.--The more probable reading is, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father, He will give it you in My name. The thought is that the prayer is offered in Christ's 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>, and in this context <a href="/john/16-24.htm" title="Till now have you asked nothing in my name: ask, and you shall receive, that your joy may be full.">John 16:24</a>), and that the answer to every such prayer is in virtue of His name. The fact that we pray in His name makes it certain that the prayer will be answered. The fact that the prayer is answered is proof that it was in Christ's name. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 23. - And in that day - that long and blessed period beginning at the Resurrection with your vision of me, and being ever more and more enhanced in blessedness by your intense conviction that "I am with you" and "see you," though you see me not - in that day ye shall put me no question, as in the old method of confidential intercourse of man with man. That period passes away with this solemn night. Not in this way will the intercourse be carried forward. "That day" started from Easter morning, and it is not yet noon. Perhaps one reason for this statement is that the illumination of the Spirit would render such questioning unnecessary, but a more certain explanation is that they would themselves stand in new relations with the Father through him. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever thing ye shall ask (αἰτήσητε) the Father, he will give it you in my Name. The modern editors, by placing the ἐν τῷ ονόματί μου ("in my Name") after δώσει ὑμῖν, or as Tischendorf (8th edit.), in a clause commencing with δώσει, suggest that in this particular clause the Name of Christ is not only the medium by which the disciples approach the Father (which is obvious enough from Ver. 24), but the manifestation and ministry by which not only is the prayer heard, but the gift or answer bestowed. As sentence after sentence follows, the disciples are led up to the heart of the Father himself. <a href="/commentaries/john/16-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>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. that ἐκείνῃ (ekeinē) Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1565.htm">Strong's 1565: </a> That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed. day ἡμέρᾳ (hēmera) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. you will {no longer} ask ἐρωτήσετε (erōtēsete) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2065.htm">Strong's 2065: </a> Apparently from ereo; to interrogate; by implication, to request. Me ἐμὲ (eme) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 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. [anything]. οὐδέν (ouden) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3762.htm">Strong's 3762: </a> No one, none, nothing. Truly, ἀμὴν (amēn) Hebrew Word <a href="/greek/strongs_281.htm">Strong's 281: </a> Of Hebrew origin; properly, firm, i.e. trustworthy; adverbially, surely. truly, ἀμὴν (amēn) Hebrew Word <a href="/greek/strongs_281.htm">Strong's 281: </a> Of Hebrew origin; properly, firm, i.e. trustworthy; adverbially, surely. I tell λέγω (legō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. you, ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. whatever τι (ti) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. you ask αἰτήσητε (aitēsēte) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_154.htm">Strong's 154: </a> To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Father Πατέρα (Patera) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3962.htm">Strong's 3962: </a> Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. 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'. He will give δώσει (dōsei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. you. ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. 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