John 16:23-26

Prayer Promises

23 "¹In that day ²you will not question Me about anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, ³if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you.

24 "⁴Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your ⁵joy may be made full.

25 "These things I have spoken to you in ⁶figurative language; ⁷an hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figurative language, but will tell you plainly of the Father.

26 "⁸In that day ⁹you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I will request of the Father on your behalf;

Cross References

• 1. John 14:20; John 16:26
• 2. John 16:19, 30
• 3. John 15:16
• 4. John 14:14
• 5. John 3:29; John 15:11
• 6. Matthew 13:34; John 10:6; John 16:29
• 7. John 16:2
• 8. John 14:20; John 16:23
• 9. John 16:19, 30

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "proverbs;" or "figures of speech"
• [b]. Lit "proverbs;" or "figures of speech"