John Chapter 14 verse 13 Holy Bible

ASV John 14:13

And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
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BBE John 14:13

And whatever request you make in my name, that I will do, so that the Father may have glory in the Son.
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DARBY John 14:13

And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, this will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
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KJV John 14:13

And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
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WEB John 14:13

Whatever you will ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
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YLT John 14:13

and whatever ye may ask in my name, I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son;
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John 14 : 13 Bible Verse Songs

Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 13. - The great word that follows may hang closely on the "because" of Ver. 12. Whether that be so or not, the power of their hands to perform these greater works is in answer to prayer presented to himself, and their success is nothing less than his own activity. And whatsoever ye ask in my Name, that will I do (see Luther). Here for the first time our Lord uses these words. Frequently (John 5:43; John 10:25) he had spoken of the Father's Name, and in Matthew 18:20 εἰς τὸ ἐμὸν ὄνομα occurs; but now he suggests a new and vitalizing condition of prayer. Luthardt has suggested that the believer, being "in Christ," prays to the Father, who is also in Christ. But the ἐν is used here in two entirely distinct senses. Others have said, taking "Name" as the compendium of all his perfections, that asking "in his Name" meant in full recognition of his Person and his relation to them and to the Father. The Name of the Son reveals the Father, and by assuming this most excellent Name, and having its fullness of meaning avouched by the Resurrection and Ascension, the Father was truly manifested. Others, again, urge that Christ's "Name" is equivalent to "himself;" and "in my Name" means "in the full consciousness that he is the element in which prayerful activity lives and moves" (Meyer). Surely this passage is the true justification of prayer to Christ himself, as identically one with the Father (see Revelation 7:17). "This thing I will do" is strongly in favor of this interpretation. That the Father may be glorified in the Son. The end of this prayer-offering and the Lord's response is that the Father may be glorified; the Father who has such a Son is thereby glorified in the grateful love of his children, and in the Son himself, who is seen thus to be the link between him and his other children.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(13) And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do.--Comp. John 15:16; John 16:23. The prayer is thought of as addressed to the Father; but the answer here, and still more emphatically in the following verse, is thought of as coming from the Son, who is one with the Father. The width and limitation of the promise are both to be noted. It is "whatsoever ye shall ask," and it is "ask in My name." This means, as My representatives on earth (comp. Notes on previous verse), as persons doing My work, living in My spirit, seeking as I have sought to do the will of the Father. It follows from this that personal petitions are not contemplated here, except as far as they are for the glory of God; and that petitions asked in ignorance may be most truly answered when they are not granted. The prayer of Gethsemane--"If it be possible, let this cup pass from Me: nevertheless, not My will, but Thine be done," should teach what prayer in the name and spirit of Christ means. We commonly attach to our prayers, "through Jesus Christ our Lord." We do not always bear in mind that this implies an absolute self-sacrifice, and is a prayer that our very prayers may not be answered except in so far as they are in accordance with the divine will. (Comp. Note on 2Corinthians 12:8-9.)That the Father may be glorified in the Son.--Comp. Notes on John 11:4; John 12:28; John 13:31. . . .