In the Gospel of John, Jesus tells His disciples to ask in His name, promising to do whatever they ask so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. These requests are connected with abiding in Him and His words abiding in believers, bearing fruit, and the Father’s love, while 1 John 5:14 adds that God hears those who ask according to His will.
What Does the Bible Say About This
- Jesus promises to do whatever the disciples ask in His name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son (John 14:13–14).
- They may ask as long as the disciples abide in Jesus and His words abide in them; then, according to His word, what they ask will be given to them (John 15:7).
- Jesus chose the disciples to bear fruit that remains, and promises that the Father will give them whatever they ask in His name (John 15:16).
- Jesus says that the Father will give the disciples whatever they ask in His name; until then, they had not asked in this way. He adds that the Father Himself loves them because they have loved Jesus and believed that He came from God (John 16:23–27).
- John writes about confidence before God: He hears those who ask according to His will, and we know that we receive what we ask for (1 John 5:14–15).
The editorial team has prepared a brief answer; the verse texts are from the Father’s Blessing Bible.
Key Scripture Passages
5 Scripture passages · Father’s Blessing Bible
John 14:13–14
13 And whatever you ask in My name, I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.
John 15:7
If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.
John 15:16
You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He may give you.
John 16:23–27
23 On that day you will ask Me nothing. Truly, truly, I tell you: whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you. 24 Until now you have asked nothing in My name; ask, and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete. 25 Until now I have spoken to you in figures of speech; but the time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech, but will tell you plainly about the Father. 26 On that day you will ask in My name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf: 27 for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from God.
1 John 5:14–15
14 And this is the confidence we have before Him: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15 And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have what we have asked of Him.
