John 16:23 BSB — MannaFest

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.

BSB

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ASV

And in that day ye shall ask me no question. Verily, verily, I say unto you, If ye shall ask anything of the Father, he will give it you in my name.

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.

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Commentary

1 voice

Cyril of Alexandria

Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 11 (444)

He says that His holy disciples will increase in wisdom and knowledge when they should be clothed with power from on high according to the Scripture, and with their minds illumined by the torchlight of the Spirit should be able to conceive all wisdom, even though they asked no question of Him Who was no longer present with them in the flesh.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Whatsoever ye shall ask - Knowledge, love, or any thing else, he will give it - Our Lord here gives us a charte blanche. Believer, write down what thou wilt. He had said, Chap. xiv, 13, I will do it, where the discourse was of glorifying the Father through the Son.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

In that day - After my resurrection and ascension. Ye shall ask me nothing - The word rendered “ask” here may have two significations, one to ask by way of inquiry, the other to ask for assistance. Perhaps there is reference here to both these senses. While he was with them they had been accustomed to depend on him for the supply of their wants, and in a great degree to propose their trials to him, expecting his aid. See Mat 8:25; Joh 11:

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Original language & word study

24 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
ἐκείνῃ	ekeinē	that [very]	G1565 →
τῇ	tēa	<the>	G3588 →
ἡμέρᾳ	hēmera	day	G2250 →
ἐμὲ	eme	of Me myself	G1473 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἐρωτήσετε	erōtēsete	you will ask	G2065 →
οὐδέν.¶	ouden	no [thing].	G3762 →
Ἀμὴν	Amēn	Amen	G281 →
ἀμὴν	amēn	Amen	G281 →
λέγω	legō	I say	G3004 →
ὑμῖν·	humin	to you;	G4771 →
ἄν	an	maybe	G302 →
τι	ti	whatever	G5100 →
αἰτήσητε	aitēsēte	you may ask	G154 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
πατέρα	patera	Father	G3962 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῷ	tō	the	G3588 →
ὀνόματί	onomati	name	G3686 →
μου	mou	of Me	G3165 →
δώσει	dōsei	He will give	G1325 →
ὑμῖν.	humin	to you.	G4771 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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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 15:7
If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
leads to
- John 14:13
  And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 John 3:22
  and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 37:4
  Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
- 1 John 5:14
  And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
- John 15:16
  You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
Through
Isaiah 65:24
Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
leads to
- 1 John 5:14–15
  And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Daniel 10:12
  “Do not be afraid, Daniel,” he said, “for from the first day that you purposed to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response…
Through
Matthew 21:22
If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
leads to
- Mark 11:24
  Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About John

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