John 16:23

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

On that day you will ask me nothing. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in my name, he will give you.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐμὲ οὐκ ἐρωτήσετε οὐδέν. Ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν, λέγω ὑμῖν, ὅτι Ὅσα ἄν αἰτήσητε τὸν Πατέρα ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου, δώσει ὑμῖν.

Transliteration

And in ekeinē the hēmera eme not erōtēsete nothing. Amēn, amēn, legō to you, that As much as an aitēsēte the Patera in the onomati of me, he will dōsei to you.

Grammar Details

• Καὶ: conjunction - and
• ἐν: preposition - in
• *ekeinē*: demonstrative adjective, dative, feminine, singular - that
• τῇ: definite article, dative, feminine, singular - the
• *hēmera*: noun, dative, feminine, singular - day
• *eme*: personal pronoun, accusative, singular - me (emphatic position)
• οὐκ: negative particle - not
• *erōtēsete*: future active indicative, 2nd person plural - you will ask
• οὐδέν: pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - nothing
• *Amēn*: Hebrew term of strong affirmation - truly/verily
• *amēn*: Hebrew term of strong affirmation - truly/verily
• *legō*: present active indicative, 1st person singular - I say
• ὑμῖν: personal pronoun, dative, plural - to you
• ὅτι: conjunction - that
• Ὅσα: relative pronoun, accusative, neuter, plural - as many things as
• *an*: modal particle - might (indicating contingency)
• *aitēsēte*: aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural - you might ask
• τὸν: definite article, accusative, masculine, singular - the
• *Patera*: noun, accusative, masculine, singular - Father
• τῷ: definite article, dative, neuter, singular - the
• *onomati*: noun, dative, neuter, singular - name
• μου: personal pronoun, genitive, singular - of me
• *dōsei*: future active indicative, 3rd person singular - will give

Word Meanings

• *ekeinē*: that/that specific
• *hēmera*: day/time
• *eme*: me (emphatic position)
• *erōtēsete*: you will ask/you will question (different from *aitēsēte* - different type of asking)
• *Amēn*: truly/verily/certainly (Hebrew term of strong affirmation)
• *legō*: I say/I tell
• *an*: contingency marker with subjunctive
• *aitēsēte*: you might ask/you should request (different from *erōtēsete* - implies asking for something)
• *Patera*: Father
• *onomati*: name/character/authority
• *dōsei*: will give/will grant

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And in that day you will ask me nothing. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in my name, he will give you.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G2532} in{G1722} that{G1565} day{G2250} ye shall ask{G2065} {G3756} me{G1691} no{G3762} question. Verily,{G281} verily,{G281} I{G3756} say{G3004} unto you,{G302} if ye shall ask{G154} anything of the Father,{G3962} he will give{G1325} it you{G5213} in{G1722} my{G3450} name.{G3686}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G2532} in{G1722} that{G1565} day{G2250} ye shall{G3756} ask{G2065}{(G5692)} me{G1691} nothing{G3762}. Verily{G281}, verily{G281}, I say{G3004}{(G5719)} unto you{G5213},{G3754} Whatsoever{G3745}{G302} ye shall ask{G154}{(G5661)} the Father{G3962} in{G1722} my{G3450} name{G3686}, he will give{G1325}{(G5692)} it you{G5213}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And in that daye shall ye axe me no question. Verely verely I saye vnto you whatsoever ye shall axe the father in my name he will geve it you.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And in that daye shal ye axe me no question. Verely verely I saye vnto you: Yf ye axe ye father ought in my name, he shal geue it you.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And in that day shall ye aske me nothing. Verely, verely I say vnto you, whatsoeuer ye shall aske the Father in my Name, he will giue it you.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And in that day shall ye aske me no question. Ueryly veryly I say vnto you, whatsoeuer ye shal aske the father in my name, he wyll geue it you.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ ‹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.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "In that day you will ask me no questions. Most assuredly I tell you, whatever you may ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and in that day ye will question me nothing; verily, verily, I say to you, as many things as ye may ask of the Father in my name, He will give you;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And in that day ye shall ask me no question. Verily, verily, I say unto you, if ye shall ask anything of the Father, he will give it you in my name.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And in that day ye shall ask me no question. Verily, verily, I say unto you, if ye shall ask anything of the Father, he will give it you in my name.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And on that day you will put no questions to me. Truly I say to you, Whatever request you make to the Father, he will give it to you in my name.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "In that day you will ask me no questions. Most certainly I tell you, whatever you may ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  At that time you will ask me nothing. I tell you the solemn truth, whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.

Referenced Verses

• 1 John 5:14-16 : 14 This is the confidence we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15 And if we know that He hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we already have what we have asked of Him. 16 If anyone sees a brother or sister committing a sin that does not lead to death, they should pray, and God will give life to them—those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying that one should pray about that.
• Matt 21:22 : 22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.'
• Isa 65:24 : 24 Before they call, I will answer; while they are still speaking, I will hear.
• Matt 7:7 : 7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
• John 14:20 : 20 On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.
• John 15:7 : 7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
• John 16:26 : 26 On that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf,
• Heb 10:19-23 : 19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, His body, 21 and since we have a great high priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold firmly to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.
• John 15:15-16 : 15 I no longer call you servants because a servant does not know what his master is doing. Instead, I have called you friends because everything I heard from my Father I have made known to you. 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he will give you.
• John 16:19 : 19 Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, 'Are you discussing among yourselves what I meant when I said, “A little while and you will no longer see me; and again a little while and you will see me”?'
• Eph 2:18 : 18 For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
• Eph 3:14-20 : 14 For this reason, I kneel before the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I pray that out of the riches of His glory, He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have strength to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. 20 Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,
• Heb 4:14-16 : 14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens—Jesus, the Son of God—let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way as we are—yet without sin. 16 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
• John 14:22 : 22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, 'Lord, how is it that you are going to reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?'
• John 13:36-37 : 36 Simon Peter said to Him, 'Lord, where are You going?' Jesus answered, 'Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.' 37 'Lord,' Peter asked, 'why can't I follow You now? I will lay down my life for You!'
• John 14:5 : 5 Thomas said to him, 'Lord, we do not know where you are going, so how can we know the way?'
• John 14:13-14 : 13 And whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask anything in my name, I will do it.
• Heb 7:25-26 : 25 Therefore, he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them. 26 Such a high priest truly meets our need: one who is holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
• John 16:30 : 30 'Now we know that you know all things and do not need anyone to question you. This is why we believe that you came from God.'
• John 21:20-21 : 20 Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. This was the one who had leaned against Jesus at the supper and asked, 'Lord, who is going to betray you?' 21 When Peter saw him, he asked Jesus, 'Lord, what about him?'
• 1 John 2:1 : 1 My dear children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.