Jean 14:14

14 Si vous demandez quelque chose en mon nom, je le ferai.

Jean 14:14 Meaning and Commentary

John 14:14

If ye shall ask anything
These words are much, the same with the former, and have been thought, by some, to have crept into the text from the margin; though they seem rather to be repeated by Christ, the more to strengthen and confirm the faith of his disciples in this matter; that whatsoever they asked

in my name,
either calling upon it, he being equally the object of prayer with the Father, or making mention of it, pleading the merits of his blood, righteousness, and sacrifice; whatever was according to the will of God, was for his glory, and their real good, he would do it for them, as well when absent from them, as present with them.

Jean 14:14 In-Context

12 En vérité, en vérité je vous le dis: Celui qui croit en moi fera aussi les ouvres que je fais, et il en fera de plus grandes que celles-ci, parce que je vais vers mon Père.
13 Et ce que vous demanderez en mon nom, je le ferai, afin que le Père soit glorifié dans le Fils.
14 Si vous demandez quelque chose en mon nom, je le ferai.
15 Si vous m'aimez, gardez mes commandements.
16 Et je prierai le Père, qui vous donnera un autre Consolateur, pour demeurer éternellement avec vous,

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The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.