John 11:22 (WEB)

Passage

Even now I know that, whatever you ask of God, God will give you.”

Nearby Context

John 11:20 Then when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary stayed in the house.

John 11:21 Therefore Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you would have been here, my brother wouldn’t have died.

John 11:22 Even now I know that, whatever you ask of God, God will give you.”

John 11:23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”

John 11:24 Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "Therefore Martha said to Jesus Lord if..." into verse 23's "Jesus said to her Your brother will...", so "even" and "whatever" 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 "even" and "whatever" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.