And on that day you will not question Me about anything. Truly, truly I say to you, if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you.
Parallel translations
- WEB “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.
- KJV 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.
- BSB In that day you will no longer ask Me anything. Truly, truly, I tell you, whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
- NKJV “And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you.
- NLT At that time you won’t need to ask me for anything. I tell you the truth, you will ask the Father directly, and he will grant your request because you use my name.
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Quick answer
In that day the disciples will ask Jesus no questions, and whatever they ask the Father in His name He will give. A new era of direct, confident prayer is coming.
Overview
After the resurrection and the Spirit's coming, the disciples will enjoy fuller understanding, no longer needing to ask the questions that now puzzle them. They will also pray to the Father in Jesus' name with confident expectation of answers. Praying 'in His name' means approaching God on the basis of Christ and in accord with His will, a privilege opened by His finished work.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 22
- 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.
- John 14:13–14Whatever you will ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
- Matt 21:22All things, whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”
- Isa 65:24It will happen that, before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
- 1 Jn 5:14–16This is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us.
- Matt 7:7“Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.
- 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,
- John 14:20In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.
- Eph 2:18For through him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.
- John 15:15–16No longer do I call you servants, for the servant doesn’t know what his lord does. But I have called you friends, for everything that I heard from my Father, I have made known to you.
- Heb 10:19–23Having therefore, brothers, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus,
- 1 Jn 2:1My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous.
- John 14:5Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going. How can we know the way?”
- Eph 3:14–20For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
- 1 Tim 2:5–6For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
- John 13:36–37Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you can’t follow now, but you will follow afterwards.”
- John 16:19Therefore Jesus perceived that they wanted to ask him, and he said to them, “Do you inquire among yourselves concerning this, that I said, ‘A little while, and you won’t see me, and again a little while, and you will see me?’
- Heb 7:25–26Therefore 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.
- John 14:22Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, what has happened that you are about to reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?”
- Heb 4:14–16Having then a great high priest, who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold tightly to our confession.
- John 16:30Now we know that you know all things, and don’t need for anyone to question you. By this we believe that you came from God.”
- John 21:20–21Then Peter, turning around, saw a disciple following. This was the disciple whom Jesus loved, the one who had also leaned on Jesus’ breast at the supper and asked, “Lord, who is going to betray You?”
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