John 14:13

13 And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

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John 14:13 in Other Translations

KJV

13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

ESV

13 Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

NLT

13 You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father.

MSG

13 From now on, whatever you request along the lines of who I am and what I am doing, I'll do it. That's how the Father will be seen for who he is in the Son. I mean it.

CSB

13 Whatever you ask in My name, I will do it so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

John 14:13 Meaning and Commentary

John 14:13

And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name
Whether it be for assistance in preaching of the Gospel; or for the performance of miraculous operations in confirmation of it; or for success to attend it; or for any blessings whatsoever, whether for themselves or others:

that will I do;
he does not say, that he would be a Mediator between God, and them, an advocate with the Father for them, and would intercede, and use his interest with him that it might be done, which would have been saying much, and all which he does; but he declares he will do it himself, which is a proof of his deity, and an instance of his omnipotence:

that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
This may be referred either to the petition, which must be made with this view, that the Father may be glorified by, or in the Son, in whose name it is put up, and for whose sake it is made; or to Christ's promise to do it; who in doing it, seeks not his own glory, at least not singly; but as the good of his people, so the glory of his heavenly Father.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

John 14:13 In-Context

11 Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves.

12 Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.

13 And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

14 You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.

15 “If you love me, keep my commands.