KJV King James Version
At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:
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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:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
In that day you will ask in My name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf.
WEB World English Bible
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,
ASV American Standard Version
In that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘In that day, in my name ye will make request, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father for you,
Surrounding context — 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.
24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
25 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 shew you plainly of the Father.
26 At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:
27 For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.
28 I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.
29 His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongἐκείνῃG1565 · ekeinosthatτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoἡμέρᾳG2250 · hēmeradayἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoὀνόματίG3686 · onomanameμουG3165 · memeαἰτήσεσθε·G154 · aiteōto askκαὶG2532 · kaiandοὐG3756 · ounoλέγωG3004 · legōto sayὑμῖνG4771 · suyouὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatἐγὼG1473 · egōI/weἐρωτήσωG2065 · erōtaōto askτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπατέραG3962 · patērfatherπερὶG4012 · periaboutὑμῶν·G4771 · suyou
Cross-references
Romans 8:34Who [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.John 17:9I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.John 17:19And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.John 17:24Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.John 14:16And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;John 16:23And 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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