And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Parallel translations
- WEB Whatever you will ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
- KJV And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
- BSB And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
- NASB And whatever you ask in My name, this I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
- NLT You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father.
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Quick answer
Jesus promises to do whatever they ask in His name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. It grounds answered prayer in His name and the Father's glory.
Overview
Praying 'in Jesus' name' means asking in accordance with His character, will, and saving purpose, not merely appending a formula. Such prayer is answered to the end that the Father is glorified through the Son. The verse connects the church's empowered mission (v. 12) to confident, Christ-centered prayer.
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- John 15:7If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.
- Mark 11:24Therefore I tell you, all things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received them, and you shall have them.
- Matt 7:7“Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.
- Matt 21:22All things, whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”
- 1 Jn 5:14This is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us.
- John 16:23“In that day you will ask me no questions. Most certainly I tell you, whatever you may ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.
- John 14:14If you will ask anything in my name, I will do it.
- John 15:16You didn’t choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
- 1 Jn 3:22and whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.
- Eph 3:20–21Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,
- Jas 5:16Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.
- Phil 4:13I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.
- John 16:26In that day you will ask in my name; and I don’t say to you, that I will pray to the Father for you,
- Eph 3:12in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.
- Jas 1:5But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.
- Phil 2:9–11Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name;
- Eph 2:18For through him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.
- Col 3:17Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father, through him.
- John 10:30I and the Father are one.”
- John 7:37Now on the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink!
- Heb 7:25Therefore he is also able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, seeing that he lives forever to make intercession for them.
- Luke 11:9“I tell you, keep asking, and it will be given you. Keep seeking, and you will find. Keep knocking, and it will be opened to you.
- John 12:44Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me, believes not in me, but in him who sent me.
- 1 Pet 2:5You also, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
- John 14:6Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.
- Heb 4:15For we don’t have a high priest who can’t be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but one who has been in all points tempted like we are, yet without sin.
- 2 Cor 12:8–10Concerning this thing, I begged the Lord three times that it might depart from me.
- Eph 3:14For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
- Heb 13:15Through him, then, let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which proclaim allegiance to his name.
- John 4:14but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst again; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.”
- John 5:19Jesus therefore answered them, “Most certainly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father doing. For whatever things he does, these the Son also does likewise.
- John 16:7Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is to your advantage that I go away, for if I don’t go away, the Counselor won’t come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.
- John 4:10Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.”
- John 17:4–5I glorified you on the earth. I have accomplished the work which you have given me to do.
- John 13:31When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him.
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