26At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:
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Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
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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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