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Selected Verse: John 14:13 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Joh 14:13 |
Strong Concordance |
And [3739] [2532] whatsoever [3748] [302] ye shall ask [154] in [1722] my [3450] name [3686], that [5124] will I do [4160], that [2443] the Father [3962] may be glorified [1392] in [1722] the Son [5207]. |
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King James |
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
whatsoever ye . . . ask in my name--as Mediator.
that will I do--as Head and Lord of the kingdom of God. This comprehensive promise is emphatically repeated in Joh 14:14. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Whatsoever ye shall ask - This promise referred particularly to the apostles in their work of spreading the gospel; it is, however, true of all Christians, if what they ask is in faith, and according to the will of God, Jam 1:6; Jo1 5:14.
In my name - This is equivalent to saying on my account, or for my sake. If a man who has money in a bank authorizes us to draw it, we are said to do it in his name. If a son authorizes us to apply to his father for aid because we are his friends, we do it in the name of the son, and the favor will be bestowed on us from the regard which the parent has to his son, and through him to all his friends. So we are permitted to apply to God in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, because God is in him well pleased Mat 3:17, and because we are the friends of his Son he answers our requests. Though we are undeserving, yet he loves us on account of his Son, and because he sees in us his image. No privilege is greater than that of approaching God in the name of his Son; no blessings of salvation can be conferred on any who do not come in his name.
That will I do - Being exalted, he will be possessed of all power in heaven and earth Mat 28:18, and he therefore could fulfill all their desires.
That the Father may be glorified in the Son - See the notes at Joh 13:31. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
In my name
The first occurrence of the phrase. See on Mat 28:19. Prayer is made in the name of Jesus, "if this name, Jesus Christ, as the full substance of the saving faith and confession of him who prays, is, in his consciousness, the element in which the prayerful activity moves; so that thus that Name, embracing the whole revelation of redemption, is that which specifically measures and defines the disposition, feeling, object, and contents of prayer. The express use of the name of Jesus therein is no specific token; the question is of the spirit and mind of him who prays" (Meyer). Westcott cites Augustine to the effect that the prayer in Christ's name must be consistent with Christ's character, and that He fulfills it as Savior, and therefore just so far as it conduces to salvation. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Whatsoever ye shall ask in my name - To enable you to perform these miracles, and to convert souls, may be granted you. Besides, by going unto the Father, I shall receive the Holy Spirit, and send down his abundant influences into the hearts of those who believe. |
14 If [1437] ye shall ask [154] any thing [5100] in [1722] my [3450] name [3686], I [1473] will do [4160] it.
31 Therefore [3767], when [3753] he was gone out [1831], Jesus [2424] said [3004], Now [3568] is [1392] the Son [5207] of man [444] glorified [1392], and [2532] God [2316] is glorified [1392] in [1722] him [846].
18 And [2532] Jesus [2424] came [4334] and spake [2980] unto them [846], saying [3004], All [3956] power [1849] is given [1325] unto me [3427] in [1722] heaven [3772] and [2532] in [1909] earth [1093].
17 And [2532] lo [2400] a voice [5456] from [1537] heaven [3772], saying [3004], This [3778] is [2076] my [3450] beloved [27] Son [5207], in [1722] whom [3739] I am well pleased [2106].
14 And [2532] this [3778] is [2076] the confidence [3954] that [3739] we have [2192] in [4314] him [846], that [3754], if [1437] we ask [154] any thing [5100] according [2596] to his [846] will [2307], he heareth [191] us [2257]:
6 But [1161] let him ask [154] in [1722] faith [4102], nothing [3367] wavering [1252]. For [1063] he that wavereth [1252] is like [1503] a wave [2830] of the sea [2281] driven with the wind [416] and [2532] tossed [4494].
19 Go ye [4198] therefore [3767], and teach [3100] all [3956] nations [1484], baptizing [907] them [846] in [1519] the name [3686] of the Father [3962], and [2532] of the Son [5207], and [2532] of the Holy [40] Ghost [4151]: