11 translations · Greek
John 16:23
“In that day you will ask me no questions. Most certainly I tell you, whatever you may ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.
John 16:23 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- “In that day you will ask me no questions. Most certainly I tell you, whatever you may ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- In that day you will no longer ask Me anything. Truly, truly, I tell you, whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- and in that day you will question nothing of Me; truly, truly, I say to you, as many things as you may ask of the Father in My Name, He will give you;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- When that time comes you won't need to ask me about anything. I tell you the truth, the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and in that day ye will question me nothing; verily, verily, I say to you, as many things as ye may ask of the Father in my name, He will give you;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And in that day ye shall demand nothing of me: verily, verily, I say to you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give you.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And in that day ye will ask me nothing: Verily, verily, I say to you, Whatever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- “In that day you will ask me no questions. Most certainly I tell you, whatever you may ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- 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.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Καὶ | Kai | — | G2532 καί and |
| ἐν | en | In | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| ἐκείνῃ | ekeinē | that | G1565 ἐκεῖνος that |
| τῇ | tē | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἡμέρᾳ | hēmera | day | G2250 ἡμέρα day |
| ἐμὲ | eme | Me | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| οὐκ | ouk | — | G3756 οὐ no |
| ἐρωτήσετε | erōtēsete | you will {no longer} ask | G2065 ἐρωτάω to ask |
| οὐδέν | ouden | [anything] | G3762 οὐδείς none |
| ἀμὴν | amēn | Truly | G281 ἀμήν amen |
| ἀμὴν | amēn | truly | G281 ἀμήν amen |
| λέγω | legō | I tell | G3004 λέγω to say |
| ὑμῖν | hymin | you | G4771 σύ you |
| ἄν | an | — | G302 ἄν if |
| τι | ti | whatever | G5100 τις one |
| αἰτήσητε | aitēsēte | you ask | G154 αἰτέω to ask |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Πατέρα | Patera | Father | G3962 πατήρ father |
| δώσει | dōsei | He will give | G1325 δίδωμι to give |
| ὑμῖν | hymin | you | G4771 σύ you |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| τῷ | tō | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ὀνόματί | onomati | name | G3686 ὄνομα name |
| μου | mou | My | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
Related verses
- John 15:7
If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.
- John 14:13–14
Whatever you will ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you will ask anything in my name, I will do it.
- Matthew 21:22
All things, whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”
- Isaiah 65:24
It will happen that, before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
- 1 John 5:14–16
This is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us. And if we know that he listens to us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him. If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life for those who sin not leading to death. There is a sin leading to death. I don’t say that he should make a request concerning this.
- Matthew 7:7
“Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.
- John 16:26
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,
- John 14:20
In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.
- Ephesians 2:18
For through him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.
- John 15:15–16
No longer do I call you servants, for the servant doesn’t know what his lord does. But I have called you friends, for everything that I heard from my Father, I have made known to you. You didn’t choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
21 A woman, when she gives birth, has sorrow, because her time has come. But when she has delivered the child, she doesn’t remember the anguish any more, for the joy that a human being is born into the world.
22 Therefore you now have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.
23 “In that day you will ask me no questions. Most certainly I tell you, whatever you may ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.
24 Until now, you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be made full.
25 I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. But the time is coming when I will no more speak to you in figures of speech, but will tell you plainly about the Father.
Read all of John 16 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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