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John 16:23

"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.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Gifts from God;   God;   Jesus Continued;   Prayer;   Thompson Chain Reference - Verily, Verily;   The Topic Concordance - Belief;   Love;   Prayer;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Gifts of God, the;   Prayer;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Comforter;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Name;   Prayer;   Holman Bible Dictionary - John, the Gospel of;   Prayer;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Children (Sons) of God;   God;   Holy Spirit;   John, Theology of;   Joy;   Prayer;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Day;   Day (That);   Day of Judgment;   Gift;   John, Gospel of (Ii. Contents);   Joy (2);   Love (2);   Name (2);   Prayer (2);   Trust;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Day;   Prayer;   20 To Ask, Request;   1910 New Catholic Dictionary - jesus;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Fruit;   Pentecost;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Lord (2);  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ask;   Eschatology of the New Testament;   Lord's Supper (Eucharist);   Maccabees, Books of;   Name;   Prayer;   Question;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for December 4;   My Utmost for His Highest - Devotion for May 28;  

Parallel Translations

Simplified Cowboy Version
When that joy arrives, you will have no more uncertain questions to ask. You will be asking for my help and I'll give it you so that you can accomplish your task.
Legacy Standard Bible
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.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"In 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.
Bible in Basic English
And on that day you will put no questions to me. Truly I say to you, Whatever request you make to the Father, he will give it to you in my name.
Darby Translation
And in that day ye shall demand nothing of me: verily, verily, I say to you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give you.
New King James Version
"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.
Christian Standard Bible®
In that day you will not ask Me anything. "I assure you: Anything you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
World English Bible
"In that day you will ask me no question. Most assuredly I tell you, whatever you may ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And in that day ye shall not question me about any thing. Verily, verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give you.
Weymouth's New Testament
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.
King James Version (1611)
And in that day ye shall aske me nothing: Uerily, verily I say vnto you, Whatsoeuer yee shall aske the Father in my Name, he will giue it you.
Literal Translation
And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Truly, truly, I say to you, Whatever you shall ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And in that daye shal ye axe me no question. Verely verely I saye vnto you: Yf ye axe ye father ought in my name, he shal geue it you.
Mace New Testament (1729)
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.
American Standard Version
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.
Revised Standard Version
In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father, he will give it to you in my name.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And in that daye shall ye axe me no question. Verely verely I saye vnto you whatsoever ye shall axe the father in my name he will geve it you
Update Bible Version
And in that day you shall ask me no question. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you shall ask anything of the Father in my name, he will give it you.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
Young's Literal Translation
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;
New Century Version
In that day you will not ask me for anything. I tell you the truth, my Father will give you anything you ask for in my name.
New English Translation
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.
Contemporary English Version
When that time comes, you won't have to ask me about anything. I tell you for certain that the Father will give you whatever you ask for in my name.
Complete Jewish Bible
"When that day comes, you won't ask anything of me! Yes, indeed! I tell you that whatever you ask from the Father, he will give you in my name.
English Standard Version
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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And in that day shall ye aske me nothing. Verely, verely I say vnto you, whatsoeuer ye shall aske the Father in my Name, he will giue it you.
George Lamsa Translation
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.
Hebrew Names Version
"In that day you will ask me nothing. Most assuredly I tell you, whatever you may ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.
International Standard Version
On that day, you will not ask me for anything. Truly, truly I tell you, whatever you ask the Father for in my name, he will give it to you.ask the Father for, he will give it to you in my name">[fn]Matthew 7:7; John 14:13; 15:16;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And in that day you will ask me nothing. Amen, amen, I tell you, That whatsoever you shall ask my Father in my name, he will give you.
Murdock Translation
And in that day ye will ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say to you, That whatsoever ye shall ask of my Father in my name, he will give to you.
New Living Translation
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.
New Life Bible
"When the time comes that you see Me again, you will ask Me no question. For sure, I tell you, My Father will give you whatever you ask in My name.
English Revised Version
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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.
New Revised Standard
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.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, in that day, shall ye request me, nothing: - Verily, verily, I say unto you - Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father, He will give you, in my name.
Douay-Rheims Bible
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.
King James Version
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.
Lexham English Bible
And on that day you will ask me nothing. Truly, truly I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in my name, he will give you.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And in that day shall ye aske me no question. Ueryly veryly I say vnto you, whatsoeuer ye shal aske the father in my name, he wyll geue it you.
Easy-to-Read Version
In that day you will not have to ask me about anything. And I assure you, my Father will give you anything you ask him for in my name.
New American Standard Bible
"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.
Good News Translation
"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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And in that day ye schulen not axe me ony thing; treuli, treuli, `Y seie to you, if ye axen the fadir ony thing in my name, he schal yyue to you.

Contextual Overview

23"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.24"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. 25"I have told you these things in figurative language (veiled language, proverbs); the hour is now coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech, but I will tell you plainly about the Father. 26"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]; 27for the Father Himself [tenderly] loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from the Father.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

ask: John 16:19, John 13:36, John 13:37, John 14:5, John 14:22, John 15:15, John 21:20, John 21:21

Whatsoever: John 14:13, John 14:14, John 15:7, John 15:16, Isaiah 65:24, Matthew 7:7, Matthew 21:22, Ephesians 2:18, Ephesians 3:14-20, 1 Timothy 2:5, 1 Timothy 2:6, Hebrews 4:14-16, Hebrews 7:25, Hebrews 7:26, Hebrews 10:19-23, 1 John 2:1, 1 John 5:14-16

Reciprocal: Exodus 33:17 - I will do 2 Chronicles 1:7 - Ask Psalms 20:4 - General Psalms 72:15 - prayer Psalms 81:10 - open Ecclesiastes 7:14 - the day Zechariah 10:1 - ye Matthew 5:18 - verily Matthew 6:8 - your Matthew 18:19 - it shall Mark 10:30 - with persecutions Mark 11:24 - What Luke 11:9 - Ask John 1:51 - Verily John 16:24 - that John 16:26 - At Acts 4:31 - spake Acts 8:15 - prayed Acts 13:52 - were Romans 8:34 - who also Ephesians 5:20 - in Hebrews 13:21 - through James 1:5 - let 1 John 3:22 - whatsoever

Gill's Notes on the Bible

In that day ye shall ask me nothing,.... Meaning, not the whole Gospel dispensation, so often called, in prophetic language, "that day"; and is, in the New Testament, opposed to the night of Jewish and Gentile darkness; and, in comparison of the former dispensation, is a time of great spiritual light and knowledge: nor the latter part of that day, when there will be no night of darkness and desertion, of error and security, of affliction and persecution, with the church; when the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the Lord; when all the children of God shall be taught of him, and there will be no need to say, know the Lord, for all shall know him, from the least to the greatest: nor the day of judgment, which, by way of emphasis, is so frequently called "that day": nor the state of ultimate happiness, the everlasting day of glory; when all imperfections shall be done away, when saints will know, as they are known, and see Jesus as he is, and need not ask any questions about him: but the time when Christ, and his apostles, should meet again, and see each other's faces with joy and pleasure, is meant; and the time following thereon, especially the day of Pentecost, when the Spirit was poured down upon them, and, according to his promise, came to them, taught them all things, and led them into all truth. This asking is not to be understood of asking in prayer; for it appears, by what follows, that they should ask in his name then, and he encourages to it; but of asking him questions, and that not of any sort; for it is certain, that, within this time, they did ask many things. Peter asked what John, the beloved disciple, should do; and they all asked him, a little before his ascension, whether he would, at that time, restore again the kingdom to Israel; but it is to be restrained to such things they had been, or were, desirous of asking him; such as, whither goest thou? show us the Father? how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? and more especially these last questions, they greatly desired to put to him, what is this, "a little while and ye shall not see me?" and what is this, "a little while and ye shall see me?" and what is the meaning of these words, "because I go to the Father?" John 16:17. Now our Lord intimates, that at this time all these things would be so clear and evident to them, that they should ask him no questions about them. But he adds,

verily, verily, I say unto you, whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. Asking here signifies prayer, and a different word is here used than before. The object of prayer is the Father, though not to the exclusion of the Son and Spirit, who were both separately, or in conjunction with the Father, prayed unto after this; see Acts 7:59. The medium of access to the Father is the name of Christ; he is the Mediator between God and man, the way of access unto him; whatever is asked, is to be asked on account of his blood, righteousness, and sacrifice, and then there is no doubt of success; whatever is asked will be given; his blood within the vail speaks loud for every blessing; his righteousness, God is always pleased with; his sacrifice is a sweet smelling savour: his mediation is powerful; and his name is always prevalent.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In that day - After my resurrection and ascension.

Ye shall ask me nothing - The word rendered “ask” here may have two significations, one to ask by way of inquiry, the other to ask for assistance. Perhaps there is reference here to both these senses. While he was with them they had been accustomed to depend on him for the supply of their wants, and in a great degree to propose their trials to him, expecting his aid. See Matthew 8:25; John 11:3. They were also dependent on his personal instructions to explain to them the mysteries of his religion, and to remove their perplexities on the subject of his doctrines. They had not sought to God through him as the Mediator, but they had directly applied to the Saviour himself. He now tells them that henceforward their requests were to be made to God in his name, and that he, by the influences of his Spirit, would make known to them what Jesus would himself do if bodily present. The emphasis in this verse is to be placed on the word “me.” Their requests were not to be made to him, but to the Father.

Whatsoever ye shall ask ... - See John 14:13.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 23. Ye shall ask me nothing. — Ye shall then be led, by that Spirit which guides into all truth, to consider me in the character of Mediator in the kingdom of God, and to address your prayers to the Father in my name - in the name of Jesus the Saviour, because I have died to redeem you - in the name of Christ the Anointer, because I have ascended to send down the gift of the Holy Ghost.


 
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