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In that day you will ask me no question. Most assuredly I tell you, whatever you may ask of the Father, he will give it to you in my name.
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A New Way to Pray
Jesus signals a major shift in how his followers approach God. While he was on earth, the disciples asked him directly for help and clarification. He now teaches them to go directly to the Father, with their prayers made powerful and acceptable "in Jesus' name." Commentators explain this establishes the model for all future Christian prayer: direct access to the Father through the mediation of the Son.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
In that day. After my resurrection and ascension.
You shall ask me nothing. The word rendered ask here may have t…
Ye shall ask me nothing (εμε ουκ ερωτησετε). Either in the sense of question (original meaning of ερωταω) as in verses 19,30 since…
19th Century
Anglican
And in that day you will ask me nothing.—Compare to Acts 1:6. The time referred to here is, as we have seen ([Reference J…
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Baptist
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
This shall be one fruit of my p…
The verb “ask” (GK 2263) in the phrase “in that day you will no longer ask me anything” means “to ask a question” rather than “to request a favor.”…
16th Century
Protestant
And in that day you will ask me nothing. After having promised the disciples that they would derive joy from their unshaken firmn…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
In that day you shall ask me nothing Meaning, not the whole Gospel dispensation, so often called, in prophetic langu…
Asking the Father shows a sense of spiritual needs and a desire for spiritual blessings, with the conviction that they come from God alone. Asking …
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, our Lord elaborated on two things that would comfort His apostles: the promise of the Paraclete and His own return (C. 16, L.…
