John 16:24

Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Hitherto	ἕως he'ōs	G2193	a conjunction · preposition
have ye asked	ᾐτήσατε ētēsate	G154	to ask (in genitive case) · verb — aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural
nothing	οὐδὲν ouden	G3762	not even one (man · adjective — accusative singular neuter
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
my	μοῦ moû	G3450	of me
name	ὀνόματί onomati	G3686	a "name" (literally or figuratively) (authority · noun — dative singular neuter
ask	αἰτεῖτε aiteite	G154	to ask (in genitive case) · verb — present active imperative, 2nd person plural
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
ye shall receive	λήμψεσθε, lēmpsesthe	G2983	while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent · verb — future middle deponent indicative, 2nd person plural
that	ἵνα ina	G2443	compare G3588 (ὁ)) · conjunction
your	ὑμῶν hymōn	G5216	of (from or concerning) you
joy	χαρὰ chara	G5479	cheerfulness · noun — nominative singular feminine
may be	ὦ ō	G5600	(may
full	πεπληρωμένη.¶ peplērōmenē	G4137	to make replete · verb — perfect passive participle, nominative singular feminine

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Cross-references

Matthew 7:7-8 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
James 4:2-3 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
John 15:11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
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.
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope th…
1 John 1:3-4 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father…
Matthew 6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Ephesians 1:16-17 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 16:23-27

An answer to their askings is here promised, for their further comfort. Now there are two ways of asking: asking by way of enquiry, which is the asking of the ignorant; and asking by way of request, which is the asking of the indigent. Christ here speaks of both. I. By way of enquiry, they should not need to ask (Joh 16:23): "In that day you shall ask me nothing;" ouk erōtēsete ouden - you shall ask no questions; "you shall have such a clear knowledge of gospel mysteries, by the opening of your understandings, that you shall not need to enquire" (as Heb 8:11, they shall not teach); "you shall have more knowledge on a sudden than hitherto you have had by diligent attendance." They had asked…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 16:24

Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name--for "prayer in the name of Christ, and prayer to Christ, presuppose His glorification" [OLSHAUSEN]. ask--when I am gone, "in My name."

Adam Clarke on John 16:24

Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name - Ye have not as yet considered me the great Mediator between God and man; but this is one of the truths which shall be more fully revealed to you by the Holy Spirit. Ask - In my name; and ye shall receive - all the salvation ye thus request; the consequence of which shall be that your joy shall be full - ye shall be thoroughly happy in being made completely holy.

John Gill on John 16:24

Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name,.... Not that they had never prayed as yet; for they had desired him to teach them to pray, which he did: they had prayed to him particularly for an increase of faith, and for many other things; but either they had only asked him, he being present with them, and not the Father; or if they had asked the Father anything, yet not in the name of Christ: they had made no mention of his blood, righteousness, and sacrifice, nor any use of his mediation; things they had not as yet such clear knowledge of; or they had not asked as yet any extraordinary thing, as they afterwards did; see Acts 4:29; ask, and ye shall receive; that is, in my name, and whatever…

The Church Fathers

(Hom. lxxix) Hitherto have ye asked nothing in My Name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
— John Chrysostom ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

But He who had said, "Ask, and ye shall receive," gave to them when they asked, that death which each one had wished for.
— The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity, The Passion of the Holy Martyrs Perpetua and Felicitas

For to have the fruition of God the Trinity, after whose image we are made, is indeed the fullness of our joy, than which there is no greater. On this account the Holy Spirit is sometimes spoken of as if He alone sufficed to our blessedness: and He does alone so suffice, because He cannot be divided from the Father and the Son; as the Father alone is sufficient, because He cannot be divided from the Son and the Holy Spirit; and the Son alone is sufficient because He cannot be divided from the Father and the Holy Spirit.
— Augustine of Hippo, ON THE TRINITY 1.8.18

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Dictionary and topics

Gifts From God · UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO BOTH TEMPORAL AND SPIRITUAL — UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO BOTH TEMPORAL AND SPIRITUAL
Gifts Of God, The · Spiritual: Pray for — Spiritual: Pray for
Joy · 2:11;4:7;5:11;9:2,14;13:5;14:7;16:5,6,8,9,11;17:15;19:8;20:5;21:1,6;28:7;30:5,11,12;32:1,2,11;33:21;35:9;36:8;40:16;42:4;43:4;45:15;46:4;51:8,12;53:6;63:5-7,11;64:10;68:3;69:32;70:4;71:23;85:6;89:15,16;97:11,12;100:1,2;104:34;105:3,43;119:1,2,14,16,55,111,162,165;126:5,6;132:16;138:5;149:2,5; — 2:11;4:7;5:11;9:2,14;13:5;14:7;16:5,6,8,9,11;17:15;19:8;20:5;21:1,6;28:7;30:5,11,12;32:1,2,11;33:21;35:9;36:8;40:16;42:4;43:4;45:15;46:4;51:8,12;53:6;63:5-7,11;64:10;68:3;69:32;70:4;71:23;85:6;89:15,16;97:11,12;100:1,2;104:34;105:3,43;119:1,2,14,16,55,111,162,165;126:5,6;132:16;138:5;149:2,5;
Prayer · Acceptable through Christ — Acceptable through Christ

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

John 16:24

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 16:23-27

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 16:24

Adam Clarke on John 16:24

John Gill on John 16:24

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John 16:24

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 16:23-27

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 16:24

Adam Clarke on John 16:24

John Gill on John 16:24

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on John 16:21-24

Tyndale Open Study Notes on John 16:23-24