Verse
John 16:24 — Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive…
“Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.”
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The verses around John 16:24.
22And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
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.
24Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
25These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.
26At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:
Verse explanation
Jesus notes that up to this point they had never asked for anything using this resource of “in my name” — and promises that doing so will bring complete joy.
From the John 16 study in Bible in Stories.
John 16:24 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Até agora nada pedistes em meu nome; pedi, e recebereis, para que o vosso gozo se cumpra.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Até agora nada pedistes em meu nome; pedi, e recebereis, para que vossa alegria seja completa.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Hasta ahora ustedes no han pedido nada en mi nombre, así que pidan y recibirán, y su alegría estará completa.
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