John 16:23
John · New Testament · Chapter 16
“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 16:23
What Does John 16:23 Mean?
John 16:23 is found in the book of John, chapter 16, verse 23 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to John 16:23 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Luke 11:9“And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.”Mark 11:24“Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.”John 15:7“If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.”Matthew 7:7“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:”John 14:13“And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.”James 1:5“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.”Matthew 6:8“Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.”Matthew 18:19“Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.”Matthew 21:22“And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.”John 15:16“Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.”Psalms 20:4“Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.”Isaiah 65:24“And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.”1 John 5:14“And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:”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 14:20“At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.”Acts 4:31“And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.”Psalms 81:10“I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.”Ephesians 2:18“For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.”1 John 3:22“And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.”John 15:15“Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.”
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