But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.
Parallel translations
- WEB Even now I know that, whatever you ask of God, God will give you.”
- BSB But even now I know that God will give You whatever You ask of Him.”
- NKJV But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.”
- NASB Even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.”
- NLT But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask.”
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Quick answer
Even in grief, Martha confesses confidence that God grants whatever Jesus asks. Her faith is real but still incomplete.
Overview
Martha addresses Jesus after Lazarus has died, affirming an unusually close relationship between Jesus and the Father. Her words show genuine trust, yet she does not yet grasp that Jesus is about to raise her brother. The verse sets up Jesus' fuller self-revelation and points to his unique standing with the Father, anticipating the resurrection power he will display.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- John 9:31Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
- John 11:41–42Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.
- Matt 28:18And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
- Mark 9:23Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
- Heb 11:17–19By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,
- John 17:2As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
- John 5:22–27For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
- Ps 2:8Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
- John 3:35The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
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