Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible. BibliographyEdwards, Justin. And in that day ye shall, &c.] q.d. But that resurrection day was the commencement and inauguration of a great new period of divine-human history. Ye shall ask me nothing—Within the scope of your apostleship the fulness of revelation made to you shall forestall all inquiry. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete. The Church of God has reverently accepted the Lord’s own promise as to the efficacy of prayer, II. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever, the Father, he will give it you in my Name, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. The promise as to "asking in My name" was fulfilled as long as the offer of restoration on condition of national repentance continued; when that offer was withdrawn (Acts 28:28), the promises (and "gifts") were "with-drawn also. The words may either be taken in connection with those immediately preceding, in which case they intimate that the information they can no longer get from a present Christ they will receive from Father: or they may begin a distinct paragraph and introduce a fresh subject, the certainly of prayer being heard. For Alford truly objects that, in Acts 1:6, they in reality did ask a question; but it is to be replied, that the Lord immediately informed them that their question was outside the limits of their office. "Family Bible New Testament". And to his apostles he now promises that they shall be endowed with all the wisdom within the scope of their holy office, have rich access to the Father, and amid tribulation should triumph over the world. The former is better. In Matthew 21:22 it is not "in My name," but "believing.". "Commentary on John 16:23". That the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost did not constitute a new beginning, is plain from the fact, that on the evening of His resurrection the Lord said to His disciples, "Receive ye the Holy Ghost," ch. That would be after Jesus" resurrection and ascension (cf. So as these words. Sermon John 16:23-33 In Jesus' Name Check out these helpful resources Biblical Commentary Children's Sermons Hymn Lists John 16:23-33 In Jesus' Name By The Rev. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. But such an opposition is contrary to the whole spirit of these discourses,—and asking the Father in Christ’s name, is in fact asking HIM. Ask me nothing; it would not be needful, as it then was, that they should make inquiries of him. That lower position of spiritual insufficiency and impotence from which their question sprang, would cease from that day: they would no longer need to seek instruction in that external way, wherein it could be only very imperfectly obtained; but approach to God, the source of all true internal perception, would be opened up to them, according to the predictions of the Old Testament, which foreannounced such an unmediated knowledge of religious truth: comp. Whatsoever ye shall ask—That is, petition. Yet the promise goes beyond this specific reference: whatever ye may ask in those circumstances in which, during the time of your imperfection, ye were wont to ask Me; and in all other cases: comp. "Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable". Our Saviour here speaketh only comparatively, to signify the great difference there would be as to knowledge, between them in their present state, and what should be after the pouring out of the Holy Spirit: they should then fully understand what Christ meant by his saying, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father: and should not need ask him questions about that, or many other things which they were now at a loss about: as Jeremiah 31:34, where the prophet saith, They shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least to the greatest. A Call for Unity, Hope, and Support. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bul/john-16.html. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/heg/john-16.html. 1897-1910. Now He treats of prayer in pursuance, of His design (in a more formal and systematic way than before).— ὅσα ἂν, whatsoever things) We have afforded to us a carte blanche, as Spener expresses it.— αἰτήσητε, ye shall have asked [prayed for]) even as regards those things, about which ye now desire, ἐρωτᾷν, to ask Me questions. John 20:22.—"Ye shall ask Me nothing" stands in obvious connection with the purpose of the disciples, perceived by Jesus, to ask Him in ver. ", Jesus had in the previous words answered the question of the disciples before it had been put. ye shall not ask them under the influence of sorrow, as in John 16:6, but from joy. Play MP3 of this sermon. view DOC file: Sun, May 13, 2007 Sixth Sunday of Easter "Commentary on John 16:23". Note on John 14:13, and in this context John 16:24), and that the answer to every such prayer is in virtue of His name. Αἰτήσητε must mean ‘pray,’ not ‘question.’ Note that the answer (according to the better reading as well as the prayer (John 14:13, John 15:16), is in Christ’s name; and all such prayers will be answered. á½ÎÎÎ, anything of the Father, He will give it you in My name, to have inquiry made, to inquire for oneâs information, . Ye will not have occasion to ask or solicit Me for answers: ye shall clearly perceive all things. A double negative. 1897. John 16:23-28. "Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges". Again, I leave the world, &c.] So Plotinus the philosopher, when he died, said, το εν εμοι θειον αναγω επι το πρωτογονον θειον. And have come into the world : Jesus was born as a man, having added humanity to deity. 1851. He did this by repeating His promise that the Father would grant petitions that they would offer "in Jesus" name" (cf. Acts 1:6. (Comp., e.g., the certain knowledge of Peter’s speech in Acts 2. with the misunderstandings of these last days of the Lord’s ministry.). Jesus said to his disciples, "Very truly, I tell you, if you ask anything of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. BibliographyWhedon, Daniel. How is it that Thou wilt manifest Thyself unto us and not unto the world?’ His going to the Father will gain for them [1] perfect knowledge. 30. "Commentary on John 16:23". on ch. in My name. Nor should the words be so stringently interpreted as to deny that they should ever ask for wisdom or information. When they are illuminated by the Spirit there will be no room for such questions as ‘What is this little while? ; Fausset, A. R.; Brown, David. But our Lord bids us ask, and assures us of an answer in His Name, III. John Trapp Complete Commentary. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/hcc/john-16.html. John 16:23. ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ, in that day) This expression is also applied to prayer in John 16:26, which is the subject presently after treated of in this verse.— οὐκ ἐρωτήσετε) ye shall not ask questions, viz. Go to. In that day ye shall ask me nothing — Εμε ουκ ερωτησετε ουδεν, you shall not inquire any thing of me, or, as Dr. Campbell renders it, you will put no questions to me. (23) And in that day ye shall ask me nothing.—Comp. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in My name, He will give it you. They will be renewed "in that day". 23. Thursday, October 18, 2018. He was no longer the familiar friend and visible teacher to whom at any moment they might turn. 23. See the notes at John 14:13-14; John 15:7. However, John often used erotao to describe asking for something ( John 4:31; John 4:40; John 4:47; John 14:16; John 16:26; John 17:9). John 1:51. See John 14:20. knowing that it was the Lord.” The reality itself will be ready to your hand. BibliographyBengel, Johann Albrecht. "Commentary on John 16:23". And in that day (when He should return to them by resurrection, but be in glory), ye shall ask (or 'inquire of') me nothing - `ye shall not, as ye do now, bring all your inquiries to Me in Person, as one beside you.'. No longer shall every man teach his neighbor, saying, Know the Lord for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest, saith the Lord, I. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jab/john-16.html. An answer to prayer depends upon a living union with Christ, IV. I tell you the truth, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. The first one that occurs, erotao, usually means to ask a question, whereas the second one, aiteo, means to ask for something. BibliographyTorrey, R. A. 'Go Directly to the Father' — John 16:23-27. ver. 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