John 16:23

And on that day you will not ask me anything. Omein, omein, I say to you, whatever you ask HaAv b'Shem of me, He will give it to you.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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

22Therefore, you have agmat nefesh (grief) now, + 16:22 Jer 31:12 but again I will see you, and your levavot will have rejoicing + 16:22 Isa 66:14 TARGUM HASHIVIM and the simcha of you no one takes from you.

24Until now you did not ask anything b'Shem of me. Ask and you will receive that the simcha of you may be shleimah.

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Cross References

Matthew 7:7Keep asking and it shall be given to you; keep searching and you shall find; keep knocking and the delet shall be opened to you.

John 13:36Shim'on Kefa says to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, Adoni, where are you going? In reply, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach answered him, Where I go, you are not able now to follow me, but you will follow later.

John 14:13And whatever you ask b'Shem of me I will do, that HaAv may receive kavod in HaBen.

John 14:22Yehudah (not the one from K'riot) says to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, Adoni, and what has transpired that to us you are about to manifest yourself and not to the Olam Hazeh?

John 15:15No longer do I call you avadim, because the eved does not have da'as of what his Adon is doing. But you I have called chaverim, because all things which I heard from HaAv of me, of all these things I gave you da'as. + 15:15 Ex 33:11

John 16:26On that day b'Shem of me you will ask, and I do not say to you that I will ask HaAv concerning you.

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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