John 16 · Verse 26

John 16:26

At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:
John 16:26, King James Version

John 16:26 in other translations

BSBIn that day you will ask in My name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf.
WEBIn that day you will ask in my name; and I don’t say to you that I will pray to the Father for you,
ASVIn that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you;
YLT‘In that day, in my name ye will make request, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father for you,
DARBYIn that day ye shall ask in my name; and I say not to you that I will demand of the Father for you,
BBEIn that day you will make requests in my name: and I do not say that I will make prayer to the Father for you,
WebsterAt that day ye will ask in my name: and I say not to you, that I will pray the Father for you:

What does John 16:26 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 16:23-28

23-28. In that day--of the dispensation of the Spirit (as in Joh 14:20). ye shall ask--inquire of me nothing--by reason of the fulness of the Spirit's teaching (Joh 14:26; 16:13; and compare 1Jo 2:27).

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 26. I say not unto you that I will pray, &c. In Jn 14:16, Jesus says that he would pray the Father, and that he would send the Comforter. In chapter 17, he offered a memorable prayer for them. In Heb 7:25, it is said that Jesus ever liveth to make intercession for us; and it is constantly represented in the New Testament that it is by his intercession in heaven now that we obtain the blessings of pardon, peace, strength, and salvation. Comp. Heb 9:24. This declaration of Jesus, then, does not mean that he would not intercede for them, but that there was no need then of his mentioning it to them again. They knew that; and, in addition to that, he told them that God was ready and willing to confer on them all needful blessings.

(v) "At that day" Jn 16:23

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 26 I say not unto you that I will pray the Father for you - I need not tell you that I will continue your intercessor: I have given you already so many proofs of my love that ye cannot possibly doubt this: besides, the Father himself needs no entreaty to do you good, for he loves you, and is graciously disposed to save you to the uttermost, because ye have loved me and believed in me as coming from God, for the salvation of the world.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 16:23-27

Asking of the Father shows a sense of spiritual wants, and a desire of spiritual blessings, with conviction that they are to be had from God only. Asking in Christ's name, is acknowledging our unworthiness to receive any favours from God, and shows full dependence upon Christ as the Lord our Righteousness. Our Lord had hitherto spoken in short and weighty sentences, or in parables, the import of which the disciples…

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John 16:26 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἐνenInG1722
ἐκείνῃekeinēthat [very]G1565
τῇtēa<the>G3588
ἡμέρᾳhēmeradayG2250
ἐνeninG1722
τῷtōtheG3588
ὀνόματίonomatinameG3686
μουmouof MeG3165
αἰτήσεσθε·aitēsestheyou will ask;G154
καὶkaiandG2532
οὐounotG3756
λέγωlegōI sayG3004
ὑμῖνhuminto youG4771
ὅτιhotithatG3754
ἐγὼegōI myselfG1473
ἐρωτήσωerōtēsōwill imploreG2065
τὸνtontheG3588
πατέραpateraFatherG3962
περὶperiforG4012
ὑμῶν·humōnyou;G4771

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 16:26

  • Romans 8:34

    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.

  • John 17:9

    I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.

  • John 17:24

    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.

  • John 17:19

    And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.

  • John 16:23

    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.

  • John 14:16

    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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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14:16; 17:9,19,24; Ro 8:34

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • John 16:25

    These 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.

  • John 16:26

    At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:

  • John 16:27

    For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.

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John 16:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Aquel día pediréis en mi nombre: y no os digo, que yo rogaré al Padre por vosotros;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		En ce jour-là, vous demanderez en mon nom, et je ne vous dis pas que moi je ferai des demandes au Père pour vous;
German
Elberfelder 1871		An jenem Tage werdet ihr bitten in meinem Namen, und ich sage euch nicht, daß ich den Vater für euch bitten werde;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		in illo die in nomine meo petetis: et non dico vobis quia ego rogabo Patrem de vobis: