John 16:23 (GNV)

Passage

And in that day shall ye aske me nothing. Verely, verely I say vnto you, whatsoeuer ye shall aske the Father in my Name, he will giue it you.

Nearby Context

John 16:21 A woman when she traueileth, hath sorowe, because her houre is come: but assoone as she is deliuered of the childe, she remembreth no more the anguish, for ioy that a man is borne into the world.

John 16:22 And ye nowe therefore are in sorowe: but I will see you againe, and your hearts shall reioyce, and your ioy shall no man take from you.

John 16:23 And in that day shall ye aske me nothing. Verely, verely I say vnto you, whatsoeuer ye shall aske the Father in my Name, he will giue it you.

John 16:24 Hitherto haue ye asked nothing in my Name: aske, and ye shall receiue, that your ioye may be full.

John 16:25 These things haue I spoken vnto you in parables: but the time will come, when I shall no more speake to you in parables: but I shall shew you plainely of the Father.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "aske", "nothing", "verely", "vnto", and "whatsoeuer". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "aske", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "And ye nowe therefore are in sorowe..." into verse 24's "Hitherto haue ye asked nothing in my...", so "shall" and "aske" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "aske" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.