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In that day you will ask in my name; and I don`t say to you, that I will pray to the Father for you,
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Not an End to Intercession
Commentators unanimously clarify that Jesus is not ending His role as intercessor, which is affirmed elsewhere in Scripture (Heb. 7:25, 1 John 2:1). Instead, He is highlighting a new reality: believers will have such direct access to the Father that they won't need to think of Jesus as a go-between who must persuade a reluctant God. The Father Himself will be joyfully accessible to them.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I say not to you that I will pray. In John 14:16, Jesus says that he would pray the Father, and that he would send the Comforter. In John …
I say not (ου λεγω). "I speak not." Christ did pray for the disciples before his death (John 14:16; 17:9,15,24) and he…
19th Century
Anglican
At that day ye shall ask in my name.—Compare Notes on John 16:23-24. When guided by the Paraclete, the life will be subje…
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Baptist
These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall show you pla…
It will be unnecessary for Jesus to make requests on their behalf, for they will be able to present their own petitions. The phrase “in my name [GK…
16th Century
Protestant
In that day you shall ask in my name. He again repeats the reason why the heavenly treasures were then to be so bountifully opened up. It …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
At that day you shall ask in my name For when the Spirit was poured upon them, they not only received his extraordin…
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
Above, our Lord promised His disciples access and intimacy with the Father. Now He gives the reason for this intimacy. Two things make a …
