John 16:23 (LSB)

Passage

And on that day you will not question Me about anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you.

Nearby Context

John 16:21 Whenever a woman is in labor she has sorrow, because her hour has come; but when she gives birth to the child, she no longer remembers the suffering because of the joy that a child has been born into the world.

John 16:22 Therefore you too have sorrow now; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.

John 16:23 And on that day you will not question Me about anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you.

John 16:24 Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be made complete.

John 16:25 “These things I have spoken to you in figures of speech; an hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech, but will tell you openly of the Father.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "question", "anything", "truly", "father", "name", and "give". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "question" and "anything", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "Therefore you too have sorrow now but..." into verse 24's "Until now you have asked for nothing...", so "question" and "anything" 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 "question" and "anything" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.