John 14:13 (YLT)

Passage

and whatever ye may ask in my name, I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son;

Nearby Context

John 14:11 believe me, that I <FI>am<Fi> in the Father, and the Father in me; and if not, because of the works themselves, believe me.

John 14:12 `Verily, verily, I say to you, he who is believing in me, the works that I do--that one also shall do, and greater than these he shall do, because I go on to my Father;

John 14:13 and whatever ye may ask in my name, I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son;

John 14:14 if ye ask anything in my name I will do <FI>it<Fi> .

John 14:15 `If ye love me, my commands keep,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Verily verily I say to you he..." into verse 14's "if ye ask anything in my name...", so "glorified" 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 "glorified" and "whatever" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.