John 16:23

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.

📖 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

Referenced Verses

• 1 John 5:14-16 : 14 And this is the trust that we have in him: that yf we axe eny thinge accordynge to his will he heareth vs. 15 And yf we knowe that he heare vs what soever we axe we knowe that we shall have the peticions that we desyre of him. 16 Yf eny man se his brother synne a synne that is not vnto deeth let him axe and he shall geve him lyfe for them that synne not vnto deeth. Ther is a synne vnto deeth for which saye I not that a man shuld praye.
• Matt 21:22 : 22 And whatsoever ye shall axe in prayer (if ye beleve) ye shall receave it.
• John 14:20 : 20 That daye shall ye knowe that I am in my father and you in me and I in you
• John 15:7 : 7 Yf ye byde in me and my wordes also byde in you: axe what ye will and it shalbe done to you.
• John 16:26 : 26 At that daye shall ye axe in myne name. And I saye not vnto you that I will speake vnto my father for you
• Heb 10:19-23 : 19 Seynge brethren that by the meanes of the bloud of Iesu we maye be bolde to enter into that holy plac 20 by the newe and livynge waye which he hath prepared for vs through the vayle that is to saye by his flesshe. 21 And seynge also that we have an hye prest which is ruler over ye housse of god 22 let vs drawe nye with a true herte in a full fayth sprynckeled in oure hertes from an evyll conscience and wesshed in oure bodies with pure water 23 and let vs kepe the profession of oure hope with oute waveringe (for he is faythfull that promysed)
• Matt 7:7 : 7 Axe and it shalbe geven you. Seke and ye shall fynd. knocke and it shalbe opened vnto you.
• Eph 2:18 : 18 For thorow him we both have an open waye in in one sprete vnto the father.
• Eph 3:14-20 : 14 For this cause I bowe my knees vnto the father of oure LORde Iesus Christ 15 which is father over all that ys called father In heven and in ert 16 that he wolde graunt you acordynge to the ryches of his glory that ye maye be strenghted with myght by his sprete in the inner man 17 yt Christ maye dwell in youre hertes by fayth yt ye beynge roted and grounded in loue 18 myght be able to comprehende with all sayntes what ys that bredth aud length deepth and heyth: 19 and to knowe what is the love of Christ which love passeth knowledge: that ye might be fulfilled with all manner of fulnes which commeth of God. 20 Vnto him that is able to do excedynge aboudantly above all that we axe or thynke accordynge to the power that worketh in vs
• Heb 4:14-16 : 14 Seynge then that we have a great hye prest whych is entred into heven (I meane Iesus the sonne of God) let vs holde oure profession. 15 For we have not an hye prest which can not have compassion on oure infirmities: but was in all poyntes tempted lyke as we are: but yet with out synne. 16 Let vs therfore goo boldely vnto the seate of grace that we maye receave mercy and fynde grace to helpe in tyme of nede.
• John 15:15-16 : 15 Hence forth call I you not servauntes: for the servaunt knoweth not what his Lorde doeth. But you have I called frendes: for all thinges that I have hearde of my father I have opened to you. 16 Ye have not chosen me but I have chosen you and ordeyned you that ye go and bringe forthe frute and that youre frute remayne that whatsoever ye shall axe of the father in my name he shulde geve it you.
• John 16:19 : 19 Iesus perceaved yt they wolde axe him and sayd vnto them: This is it that ye enquyre of bitwene youre selves that I sayd after a whyle ye shall not se me and agayne after a whyle ye shall se me.
• John 14:22 : 22 Iudas sayde vnto him (not Iudas Iscarioth) Lorde what is the cause that thou wilt shewe thy selfe vnto vs and not vnto the worlde?
• John 13:36-37 : 36 Simon Peter sayd vnto him: Lorde whither goest thou? Iesus answered him: whither I goo thou canst not folowe me now but thou shalt folowe me afterwardes. 37 Peter sayd vnto him: Lorde why canot I folowe the now? I will geve my lyfe for thy sake?
• John 14:5 : 5 Thomas sayde vnto him: Lorde we knowe not whyther thou goest. Also how is it possible for vs to knowe the waye?
• John 14:13-14 : 13 And what soever ye axe in my name yt will I do yt the father might be glorified by the sonne. 14 Yf ye shall axe eny thige in my name I will do it
• Heb 7:25-26 : 25 Wherfore he is able also ever to save them that come vnto god by him seynge he ever lyveth to make intercession for vs. 26 Soche an hye prest it became vs to have which is wholy harmlesse vndefyled separat from synners and made hyar then heven.
• 1 John 2:1 : 1 My lytell children these thynges write I vnto you that ye synne not: yf eny man synne yet we have an advocate with ye father Iesus Christ which is righteous:
• John 16:30 : 30 Nowe knowe we that thou vnderstondest all thinges and nedest not yt eny man shuld axe the eny question. Therfore beleve we that thou camst fro god.
• John 21:20-21 : 20 Peter turned about and sawe that disciple who Iesus loved folowynge: which also lened on his brest at supper and sayde: Lorde which is he yt shall betraye the? 21 When Peter sawe him he sayde to Iesus: Lorde what shall he here do?