John 16:24

Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. 1 Peace for the Disciples

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

In Context

23And 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.

25“These things I have spoken to you in figures of speech; but the time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech, but I will tell you plainly about the Father.

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Cross References

Matthew 6:9Therefore pray in this manner: 1 Our Father in heaven, 1 Hallowed be Your name. 1

John 3:29He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the voice of the bridegroom. Therefore my joy has been fulfilled.

John 16:23And 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.

1 Thessalonians 3:11Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, lead us directly to you.

2 Thessalonians 2:16Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and a good hope by grace,

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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