John 16:26

You will ask, at that time, in my Name; and I do not say that I will intercede with the Father for you;

Twentieth Century New Testament

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

25I have spoken to you of all this in figures; a time is coming, however, when I shall not speak any longer to you in figures, but shall tell you about the Father plainly.

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

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Cross References

John 14:16and I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you always — the Spirit of Truth.

John 17:9I intercede for them; I am not interceding for the world, but for those whom thou has given me, for they are thy own —

John 17:24Father, my desire for all those whom thou has given me is that they may be with me where I am, so that they may see the honour which thou has given me; for thou didst love me before the beginning 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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