John 16:26

In that day you will ask in My name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf.

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KJV

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

ASV

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

YLT

`In that day, in my name ye will make request, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father for you,

DBT

In that day ye shall ask in my name; and I say not to you that I will demand of the Father for you,

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He suffers them not to ask for anything at all by prayer and supplication, except only in His Name. He promises, however, that His Father will very readily grant their requests, not indeed as induced thereto by the intercessions of the Son in His capacity as our Mediator and Advocate, but prompted by His own Will to be liberal in His dealings towards them, and making haste to shower upon those who love Christ the exceeding riches of His goodness, as though He were but paying them their due.

Cyril of Alexandria· Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 11, 444patristic

Related commentary

At that day ye shall ask in my name,....

John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed

I say not unto you that I will pray the Father for you - I need not tell you that I will continue your intercessor: I have given you already so many proofs of my love that ye cannot possibly doubt this: besides, the Father himself needs no entreaty to do you good, for he loves you, and is graciously disposed to save you to the uttermost, because ye have loved me and believed in me as coming from God, for the salvation of the world.

Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832evangelical

I will pray the Father for you--as if He were not of Himself disposed to aid you: Christ does pray the Father for His people, but not for the purpose of inclining an unwilling ear.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

At that day ye shall ask - For true knowledge begets prayer. And I say not that I will pray - This in nowise implies that he will not: it means only, The Father himself now loves you, not only because of my intercession, but also because of the faith and love which he hath wrought in you.

John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament, 1755evangelical

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Rabbinic commentary

How the Hebraic tradition has read this verse — and Marcus Brown’s own reading of it.

Cross-references

8 linked verses

The verses this one reaches8

John 14:13
And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
John 16:23
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.
John 14:16
And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—
John 14:20
On that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you are in Me, and I am in you.
John 17:9
I ask on their behalf. I do not ask on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those You have given Me; for they are Yours.
Romans 8:34
Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us.
John 17:19
For them I sanctify Myself, so that they too may be sanctified by the truth.
John 17:24
Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 17:9
I ask on their behalf. I do not ask on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those You have given Me; for they are Yours.
leads to
- Hebrews 9:24
  For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Romans 8:34
Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us.
leads to
- Hebrews 7:25
  Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.
- Romans 8:27
  And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
Through
John 16:23
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.
leads to
- John 15:7
  If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
- John 14:13–14
  And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
- Matthew 21:22
  If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
- Isaiah 65:24
  Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
Through
John 17:24
Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
leads to
- John 17:5
  And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.

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