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I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf. <a href="/nlt/john/16.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then you will ask in my name. I’m not saying I will ask the Father on your behalf, <a href="/esv/john/16.htm">English Standard Version</a> In that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf; <a href="/bsb/john/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> In that day you will ask in My name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf. <a href="/blb/john/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> In that day you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I will implore the Father for you. <a href="/kjv/john/16.htm">King James Bible</a> At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you: <a href="/nkjv/john/16.htm">New King James Version</a> In that day you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I shall pray the Father for you; <a href="/nasb_/john/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> On that day you will ask in My name, and I am not saying to you that I will request of the Father on your behalf; <a href="/nasb/john/16.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220In that day you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I will request of the Father on your behalf; <a href="/nasb77/john/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “In that day you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I will request the Father on your behalf; <a href="/lsb/john/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> On that day you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I will request of the Father on your behalf; <a href="/amp/john/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a> In that day you will ask in My name, and I am not saying to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf [because it will be unnecessary]; <a href="/csb/john/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> On that day you will ask in my name, and I am not telling you that I will ask the Father on your behalf. <a href="/hcsb/john/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> In that day you will ask in My name. I am not telling you that I will make requests to the Father on your behalf. <a href="/asv/john/16.htm">American Standard Version</a> In that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you; <a href="/cev/john/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You will ask the Father in my name, and I won't have to ask him for you. <a href="/erv/john/16.htm">English Revised Version</a> In that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you; <a href="/gwt/john/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> When that day comes, you will ask for what you want in my name. I'm telling you that I won't have to ask the Father for you. <a href="/gnt/john/16.htm">Good News Translation</a> When that day comes, you will ask him in my name; and I do not say that I will ask him on your behalf, <a href="/isv/john/16.htm">International Standard Version</a> At that time, you will make your requests in my name, so that I will have no need to ask the Father on your behalf, <a href="/msb/john/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> In that day you will ask in My name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf. <a href="/net/john/16.htm">NET Bible</a> At that time you will ask in my name, and I do not say that I will ask the Father on your behalf. <a href="/nheb/john/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> In that day you will ask in my name, and I am not saying to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf, <a href="/wbt/john/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> At that day ye will ask in my name: and I say not to you, that I will pray the Father for you: <a href="/wey/john/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> At that time you will make your requests in my name; and I do not promise to ask the Father on your behalf, <a href="/web/john/16.htm">World English Bible</a> In that day you will ask in my name; and I don’t say to you that I will pray to the Father for you, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> In that day you will make request in My Name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father for you, <a href="/blb/john/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> In that day you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I will implore the Father for you. <a href="/ylt/john/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'In that day, in my name ye will make request, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father for you, <a href="/slt/john/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> In that day shall ye ask in my name: and I say not to you that I will ask the Father for you:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> In that day you shall ask in my name; and I say not to you, that I will ask the Father for you: <a href="/cpdv/john/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> In that day, you shall ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father for you. <a href="/nabre/john/16.htm">New American Bible</a> On that day you will ask in my name, and I do not tell you that I will ask the Father for you. <a href="/nrsvce/john/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> On that day you will ask in my name. I do not say to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> In that day you will ask in my name; and I will not say to you, I will ask the Father concerning you. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/16.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “In that day, you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I shall request from The Father for you.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/16.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> In that day you shall ask in my name; and I say not to you, that I will ask the Father in your behalf; <a href="/godbey/john/16.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>In that clay you shall ask in my name: and I do not say, that I will ask the Father for you;<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/16.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> In that day ye shall ask in my name: and I do not say to you, I will entreat the Father for you: <a href="/mace/john/16.htm">Mace New Testament</a> though then ye shall ask in my name: I need not promise, that I will pray the father for you; <a href="/wey/john/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> At that time you will make your requests in my name; and I do not promise to ask the Father on your behalf, <a href="/worrell/john/16.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>In that day ye shall ask in My name: and I say not to you, that I will ask the Father for you;<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/16.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>In that day ye shall ask in my name; and I do not say that I will ask the Father on your behalf.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/16-26.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=5897" 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> …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. 26<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/154.htm" title="154: aitēsesthe (V-FIM-2P) -- To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask.">you will ask</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/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></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 am not saying</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou."></a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">that</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: egō (PPro-N1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">I</a> <a href="/greek/2065.htm" title="2065: erōtēsō (V-FIA-1S) -- Apparently from ereo; to interrogate; by implication, to request.">will 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/4012.htm" title="4012: peri (Prep) -- From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.">on</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your behalf.</a> 27For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from God.…<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="/hebrews/7-25.htm">Hebrews 7:25</a> Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them. <a href="/romans/8-34.htm">Romans 8:34</a> Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us. <a href="/1_john/2-1.htm">1 John 2:1</a> My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. <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/15-16.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="/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/5-16.htm">James 5:16</a> Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail. <a href="/1_timothy/2-5.htm">1 Timothy 2:5</a> For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, <a href="/ephesians/2-18.htm">Ephesians 2:18</a> For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. <a href="/hebrews/4-14.htm">Hebrews 4:14-16</a> Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess. / For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin. / 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="/matthew/21-22.htm">Matthew 21:22</a> If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.” <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="/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="/isaiah/53-12.htm">Isaiah 53:12</a> Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors. <a href="/jeremiah/29-12.htm">Jeremiah 29:12</a> Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>At that day you shall ask in my name: and I say not to you, that I will pray the Father for you:At.<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.that.<a href="/john/14-16.htm">John 14:16</a> And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;<a href="/john/17-9.htm">John 17:9,19,24</a> I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine… <a href="/romans/8-34.htm">Romans 8:34</a> Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/13-38.htm">Behalf</a> <a href="/john/16-23.htm">Demand</a> <a href="/john/14-16.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/john/11-40.htm">Promise</a> <a href="/john/16-24.htm">Request</a> <a href="/luke/18-35.htm">Requests</a> <a href="/john/16-25.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/17-9.htm">Behalf</a> <a href="/john/17-9.htm">Demand</a> <a href="/john/17-9.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/acts/1-4.htm">Promise</a> <a href="/john/17-9.htm">Request</a> <a href="/acts/3-10.htm">Requests</a> <a href="/john/16-32.htm">Time</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 a future time when the disciples will have a new understanding and relationship with God through the Holy Spirit. It points to the period after Jesus' resurrection and the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (Acts 2). This "day" signifies the new covenant era, where believers have direct access to God.you will ask in My name. Asking in Jesus' name implies praying with His authority and in alignment with His will. It reflects a deep relationship with Christ, where believers are united with Him. This concept is rooted in the understanding that Jesus is the mediator between God and humanity (<a href="/1_timothy/2-5.htm">1 Timothy 2:5</a>). It also fulfills the promise of answered prayer when requests are made according to His will (1 <a href="/john/5-14.htm">John 5:14-15</a>).I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf. Here, Jesus clarifies that His role is not to act as a barrier between believers and the Father but to facilitate direct access. This statement emphasizes the believer's direct relationship with God, made possible through Jesus' sacrificial work. It highlights the intimacy and confidence believers can have in approaching God, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/4-16.htm">Hebrews 4:16</a>, where believers are encouraged to approach the throne of grace with confidence.<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 preparing His disciples 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 relate to the Father after Jesus' ascension. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_father.htm">The Father</a> God the Father, to whom the disciples will have direct access through prayer in Jesus' name. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_day.htm">The Day</a> Refers to the time after Jesus' resurrection and ascension, when the Holy Spirit will be given to believers. 5. <a href="/topical/p/prayer.htm">Prayer</a> The act of communicating with God, which Jesus is teaching will be done in His name.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/direct_access_to_the_father.htm">Direct Access to the Father</a> Believers have the privilege of approaching God directly in prayer through Jesus' name, signifying a personal relationship with Him. <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 recognition of His authority and our alignment with His will. <a href="/topical/c/confidence_in_prayer.htm">Confidence in Prayer</a> Understanding that Jesus intercedes for us should give us confidence and boldness in our prayer life. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Role of the Holy Spirit</a> The Holy Spirit aids us in prayer, ensuring that our requests align with God's will and purposes. <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, where priests mediated between God and people, to the New Covenant, where Jesus is our mediator.<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/who_is_the_holy_spirit.htm">What is the identity of the Holy Spirit?</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 href="/q/how_reconcile_holy_spirit_with_no_evidence.htm">In John 16:7, how can we reconcile the promise of the Holy Spirit's guiding presence with the lack of verifiable, scientific evidence for such a being?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_doubting_your_salvation_mean.htm">What guidance do you have for a new convert?</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>(26) At that day ye shall ask in my name.--Comp. Notes on <a href="/context/john/16-23.htm" title="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.">John 16:23-24</a>. When guided by the Paraclete, the life will be subject to the will of Christ, and the prayer will be in His name.And I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you.--These words have often been taken to mean, "That I will pray the Father for you, is a matter of course, of which I need not tell you; but this sense is excluded by the following verse. The thought is rather, "I do not speak of praying for you, because in the presence of the Advocate you will yourselves be able to pray in My name to the Father." His prayer is thought of as not necessary for them, and yet the form of the words implies that He will pray for them if it should be needed. While their hearts are the temples of the Holy Ghost, and they maintain communion with the Father, they will need no other Advocate, but "If any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous" (<a href="/1_john/2-1.htm" title="My little children, these things write I to you, that you sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:">1John 2:1</a>). Comp. <a href="/john/14-16.htm" title="And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;">John 14:16</a>; <a href="/john/17-9.htm" title="I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which you have given me; for they are yours.">John 17:9</a>, which refer to the time which precedes the gift of the Holy Ghost.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 26. - In that day - pointing to "the hour" of these open declarations - ye shall ask (make petitions, not ask or demand of me, in the tone of equality) in my Name. The opportunity will come when all my Name will be appreciated by you, and your spiritual reception of me will teach you to approach the Father, who is thus revealed to you. Calvin in these verses calls attention to the familiarity of Israel with the idea of a Mediator, one by whom they drew near to God, and that Christ places himself here in the stead of the whole propitiatory service and ritual of the temple. "His Name" was the Divine equivalent of all the work of the high priest from one Day of Atonement to another and for evermore. And I do not say to you, that I will make my request to the Father concerning you (see note on ἐρωτάω and αἰτέω, Ver. 23, etc.). It will not do to argue, with Grotius, that this is just as if he had said, "To say nothing of my own intercessions for you," or, "You may take these for granted;" because the very next verse gives his reason for the assertion. Nor is it satisfactory to say, with Meyer, that the "prayers" of which he speaks (<a href="/john/14-16.htm">John 14:16</a>; <a href="/john/17-9.htm">John 17:9, 20</a>) are before the gift of the Paraclete, and not inconsistent with the higher condition of the disciples after the Paraclete should have been given; because John had received the Paraclete when he wrote, "We have an Advocate with the Father" (<a href="/1_john/2-1.htm">1 John 2:1</a>). Nor can we suppose that the great utterances of <a href="/romans/8-34.htm">Romans 8:34</a> and <a href="/hebrews/9-25.htm">Hebrews 9:25</a> are vain imaginations, and that there is no sense in which the Lord does augment and complete our prayers, taking them upon his heart and going in his high-priestly prerogative into the holy place with his own blood; but the words must nevertheless be pressed, and their meaning held to be compatible with what Paul and John say of the" intercession of Christ." They reveal the perfect access to the Father's heart which he has secured for his disciples, the full reconciliation effected as well as devised and consummated by the Father's own love (cf. <a href="/ephesians/2-18.htm">Ephesians 2:18</a>, "By Christ we both [Jew and Gentile] have access (προσαγωγήν) in one spirit to the Father"). The end of the whole ministry of Christ is, in the power of the Holy Ghost's revelation of him, to bring men to the Father and let them know it. There is no need that Christ should (ἐρωτᾶν) make special prayer to the Father, as though he were merciful and the Father needed to be appeased towards those for whom he had prepared so great a salvation (see <a href="/romans/8-34.htm">Romans 8:34</a>, where Philippi, Calvin, and others show that Christ's ἐντυγχανεῖν is the effect of his own glorious and eternal work). His appearance in the presence of God for us is the perpetual pledge of the completeness of his sacrifice. These very passages in Hebrews and Romans have to be interpreted in harmony with this great statement of his own, viz. that there is no reason to ask the Father concerning them; all has been asked and answered, the intercession is complete; his whole work will have reconciled the Father with his children, and that by reason of the Father's own love. <a href="/commentaries/john/16-26.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 ask αἰτήσεσθε (aitēsesthe) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_154.htm">Strong's 154: </a> To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask. 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'. I am not saying 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. that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. I ἐγὼ (egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 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. will ask ἐρωτήσω (erōtēsō) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2065.htm">Strong's 2065: </a> Apparently from ereo; to interrogate; by implication, to request. 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'. on περὶ (peri) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4012.htm">Strong's 4012: </a> From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time. your behalf. ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. 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