John 16:26

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

Revised Version 1895

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 have I spoken unto you in proverbs: the hour cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but shall tell you plainly of the Father.

27for the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from the Father.

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Cross References

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

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

John 17:24Father, that which thou hast given me, I will 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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