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John 16:23

In that day you will not question me about anything. “Most assuredly I say to you that whatever you ask the Father in my name He will give you.

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In The 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.

In Context

22So in your turn you are now experiencing grief, but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.

24Until now you have not asked anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be made full.

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Cross References

Matthew 7:7“Keep asking, and it will be given to you; keep seeking, and you will find; keep knocking, and it will be opened to you.

John 13:36Simon Peter says to Him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered him, “Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but later you will follow me.”

John 14:13Further, whatever you (pl) may ask in my name, that I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

John 14:22Judas (not the Iscariot) says to Him, “Lord, just how is it that You are going to reveal Yourself to us and not to the world?”

John 15:15“I no longer call you slaves, because a slave does not know what his owner is doing; rather I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I heard from my Father.

John 16:26In that day you will ask in my name; I do not say to you that I will request the Father on your behalf,

Matthew Henry on John 16:17-23

Christ's Departure and Return; Sorrow and Joy Foretold. 16 A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father. 17 Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father? 18 They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith. 19 Now Jesus knew that they were… Read the whole commentary →

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