Giovanni 16:24

24 Fino ad ora non avete chiesto nulla nel nome mio; chiedete e riceverete, affinché la vostra allegrezza sia completa.

Giovanni 16:24 Meaning and Commentary

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 Acts 4:30 ) ;

ask, and ye shall receive;
that is, in my name, and whatever ye ask for, ye shall have it, to fit you for your work, to carry you through it, and to give you success in it: see ( Matthew 7:7 ) ;

that your joy may be full;
go cheerfully through your work, find much pleasure in it, and with great satisfaction see the Gospel spread, souls converted, Satan's kingdom weakened, and the interest of your Redeemer thrive and flourish; than which nothing can more contribute to complete the joy of the ministers of Christ.

Giovanni 16:24 In-Context

22 E così anche voi siete ora nel dolore; ma io vi vedrò di nuovo, e il vostro cuore si rallegrerà e nessuno vi torrà la vostra allegrezza.

23 E in quel giorno non rivolgerete a me alcuna domanda. In verità, in verità vi dico che quel che chiederete al Padre, Egli ve lo darà nel nome mio.

24 Fino ad ora non avete chiesto nulla nel nome mio; chiedete e riceverete, affinché la vostra allegrezza sia completa.

25 Queste cose v’ho dette in similitudini; l’ora viene che non vi parlerò più in similitudini, ma apertamente vi farò conoscere il Padre.

26 In quel giorno chiederete nel mio nome; e non vi dico che io pregherò il Padre per voi;