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John 16:23 — King James Version← Study notes

And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.


John 16:23Greek Interlinear

Greek · John 16:2324 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ἐκείνῃekeinē
that verydemonstrativeG1565
τῇ
thearticleG3588
ἡμέρᾳhēmera
daynounG2250
ἐμὲeme
of Me myselfpronounG1473
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἐρωτήσετεerōtēsete
you will askverbG2065
οὐδένouden
no thingadjectiveG3762
ἀμὴνamēn
AmenparticleG281
ἀμὴνamēn
AmenparticleG281
λέγωlegō
I sayverbG3004
ὑμῖνhymin
to youpronounG4771
ἄνan
maybeparticleG302
τιti
a (kind of), any (man, thingpronounG5100
αἰτήσητεaitēsēte
you may askverbG154
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
πατέραpatera
FathernounG3962
δώσειdōsei
He will giveverbG1325
ὑμῖνhymin
to youpronounG4771
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῷ
thearticleG3588
ὀνόματίonomati
namenounG3686
μουmou
IpronounG1473
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on John 16:23

And in that day shall you ask Me nothing.

Chrysostom · 4th century · Again our Lord shows that it is expedient that He should go

the Greek word from which it is translated has both meanings.

Augustine · 4th century · The word ask here means not only to seek for, but to ask a question

I or when your prayers shall be fully answered, then will your gladness be greatest.

Theophylact · 11th century
Read all 16 entries in the readerCatena Aurea · St. Thomas Aquinas, tr. J. H. Newman · public domain
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