23And 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.
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If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. …
And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: …
And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 23-27)An answer to their askings is here promised, for their further comfort. Now there are two ways of asking: asking by way of enquiry, which is the asking of the ignorant; and asking by way of request, which is the asking of the indigent. Christ here speaks of both. I. By way of enquiry, they should not need to ask (John 16:23): “ In that day you shall ask me nothing ;” ouk erotesete ouden — you shal…
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