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JOHN 14:13 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
John 14:12John 14:14
“And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.”
Whatever you ask in my name, I will do it, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son — the promise of prayer is vast and conditional: asked in Jesus' name means asked in accordance with his nature, character, and redemptive purpose; it is not a blank check but a transformation of desire itself such that what is asked mirrors what Jesus would ask. The purpose is clarified: all prayer, all fulfillment of requests, aims ultimately at the Father's glorification through the Son. Prayer in Jesus' name is prayer aligned with God's redemptive project in the world, prayer that becomes an instrument of God's glory.

Church Fathers on John 14:13

Having said, Believe for the works’ sake, our Lord goes on to declare that He can do much greater than these, and what is more wonderful, give others the power of working them. Verily, verily, I say to you, He that believes in Me, the works that I do, shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do.

Chrysostom · 4th century

But what are these greater works? Is it that the shadow of the Apostles, as they passed by, healed the sick; It is indeed a greater thing that a shadow should heal, than that the border of a garment should. Nevertheless, by works here our Lord refers to His words. For when He says, My Father that dwells in Me, He does the works, what are these works but the words which He spoke? And the fruit of those words was their faith. But these were but few converts in comparison with…

Augustine · 4th century

This is an explanation of the doctrine of miracles. It is by prayer, and invocation of His name, that a man is able to work miracles.

Theophylact · 11th century
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