John 16:26

In that day ye shall ask in my name; and I say not to you that I will demand of the Father for you,

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:

In Context

25These things I have spoken to you in allegories; the hour is coming that I will no longer speak to you in allegories, but will declare to you openly concerning the Father.

27for the Father himself has affection for you, because ye have had affection for me, and have believed that I came out from God.

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Cross References

John 14:16And I will beg the Father, and he will give you another Comforter, that he may be with you for ever,

John 17:9I demand concerning them; I do not demand concerning the world, but concerning those whom thou hast given me, for they are thine,

John 17:24Father, [as to] those whom thou hast given me, I desire that where I am they also may be with me, that they may behold my glory which thou hast given me, for thou lovedst me before [the] foundation of [the] world.

Matthew Henry on John 16:24-28

Encouragement to Prayer. 23 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. 24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. 25 These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall show you plainly of the Father. 26 At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the… Read the whole commentary →

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