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:
KJV
ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου αἰτήσεσθε, καὶ οὐ λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐγὼ ἐρωτήσω τὸν πατέρα περὶ ὑμῶν·
Greek NT
in illo die in nomine meo petetis : et non dico vobis quia ego rogabo Patrem de vobis :
Vulgate
In 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, you shall ask in my name: and I say not to you that I will ask the Father for you.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αἰτέω
aiteo
verb · 70×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
πατήρ
pater
noun · 412×
περί
peri
preposition · 335×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐκεῖνος
ekeinos
demonstrative · 240×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἐρωτάω
erotao
verb · 65×
ἡμέρα
emera
noun · 388×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὄνομα
onoma
noun · 228×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Catechism of the Catholic Church · 2 passages
§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: …
§2815This petition embodies all the others. Like the six petitions that follow, it is fulfilled by the prayer of Christ. Prayer to our Father is our prayer, if it is prayed in the name of Jesus.84 In his priestly prayer, Jesus asks: "Holy Father, protect in your name those whom you have given me."85
Cross-references
- 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 14:16 — And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
- John 14:20 — At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
- 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.
- John 17:9 — I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
- Rom 8:34 — Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
- Rom 8:34 — Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.