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John 16:23

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.

KJV

καὶ ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐμὲ οὐκ ἐρωτήσετε οὐδέν. ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἄν τι αἰτήσητε τὸν πατέρα, δώσει ὑμῖν ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου.

Greek NT

Et in illo die me non rogabitis quidquam. Amen, amen dico vobis : si quid petieritis Patrem in nomine meo, dabit vobis.

Vulgate

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.

ASV

And in that day you shall not ask me any thing. Amen, amen, I say to you: if you ask the Father any thing in my name, he will give it you.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

18 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αἰτέω
aiteo
verb · 70×
δίδωμι
didomi
verb · 414×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
οὐδείς
oudeis
adjective · 235×
πατήρ
pater
noun · 412×
τὶς
tis
indefinite_pronoun · 527×
ἀμήν
amen
hebrew_word · 124×
ἄν
an
particle · 165×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐκεῖνος
ekeinos
demonstrative · 240×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἐρωτάω
erotao
verb · 65×
ἡμέρα
emera
noun · 388×
o
article · 19778×
ὄνομα
onoma
noun · 228×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: ἄν τι | WH/Treg/NIV: ἄν τι | RP: ὅτι ὅσα ἄν
  • ἄν τιSBLGNT
  • ἄν τιWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ὅτι ὅσα ἄνRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: δώσει ὑμῖν ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου | WH/Treg: δώσει ὑμῖν ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου | NIV/RP: ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου δώσει ὑμῖν
  • δώσει ὑμῖν ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μουSBLGNT
  • δώσει ὑμῖν ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μουWestcott-Hort, Tregelles
  • ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου δώσει ὑμῖνReader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Themes

Historic Christian voices

10 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§2615Even more, what the Father gives us when our prayer is united with that of Jesus is "another Counselor, to be with you for ever, even the Spirit of truth."81 This new dimension of prayer and of its circumstances is displayed throughout the farewell discourse.82 In the Holy Spirit, Christian prayer is a communion of love with the Father, not only through Christ but also in him: …
1. 'Messenger' of great counsel Isaiah 9:6, Septuagint, the Son of God is called, because of the other things which He taught, and principally because He announced the Father to men, as also now He says, I have manifested Your Name unto the men. For after having said, I have finished Your work, He next explains it in detail, telling what sort of work. Now the Name indeed was we…
83. Such are the words of Antony, and we ought not to doubt whether such marvels were wrought by the hand of a man. For it is the promise of the Saviour, when He says, 'If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, remove hence and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you Matthew 17:20.' And again, 'Verily, verily, I say unto you…
Is prayer an act of the appetitive or of the cognitive power? Is it fitting to pray to God? Is prayer an act of religion? Should we pray to God alone? Should we ask for something definite when we pray? Should we ask for temporal things when we pray? Should we pray for others? Should we pray for our enemies? The seven petitions of the Lord's Prayer Is prayer proper to the ration…
Q. What belongs to a prayer that pleases God and is heard by him? A. First, we must pray from the heart to no other than the one true God, who has revealed himself in his Word, asking for everything he has commanded us to ask for. Second, we must acknowledge our need and misery, hiding nothing, and humble ourselves in his majestic presence. Third, we must rest on this unshakabl…
We teach that the true God alone is to be adored and worshipped. This honor we impart to none other, according to the commandment of God: "You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve." Indeed, all the prophets severely censured the people of Israel whenever they worshipped strange gods. And the apostles taught that gold and silver images are not gods, that…

Cross-references

  • 1John 2:1 — My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
  • 1John 3:22 — And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
  • 1John 5:14 — And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
  • 1Tim 2:5 — For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
  • 2Chr 1:7 — In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.
  • Acts 4:31 — And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
  • Acts 8:15 — Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:
  • Eph 2:18 — For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
  • Eph 3:14 — For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
  • Eph 5:20 — Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
  • Exod 33:17 — And the LORD said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name.
  • Heb 4:14 — Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
  • Heb 7:25 — Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
  • Heb 7:25 — Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
  • Heb 10:19 — Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
  • Isa 65:24 — And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
  • Jas 1:5 — If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
  • John 13:36 — Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.
  • John 14:5 — Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
  • John 14:13 — And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
  • John 14:13 — And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
  • John 14:20 — At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
  • John 14:20 — At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
  • John 14:22 — Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?
  • John 15:7 — If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
  • John 15:7 — If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
  • John 15:15 — Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
  • John 15:16 — Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he ma
  • John 16:19 — Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall s
  • John 16:24 — Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
  • John 16:26 — At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:
  • Luke 11:9 — And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
  • Mark 11:24 — Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
  • Matt 6:8 — Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
  • Matt 7:7 — Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
  • Matt 7:7 — Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
  • Matt 18:19 — Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
  • Matt 21:22 — And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
  • Ps 20:4 — Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.
  • Ps 72:15 — And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.