SEV Biblia, Chapter 16:24
Hasta ahora nada habis pedido en mi nombre; pedid, y recibiris, para que vuestro gozo sea cumplido.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - John 16:24
Verse 24. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name] Ye have not as yet considered me the great Mediator between God and man; but this is one of the truths which shall be more fully revealed to you by the Holy Spirit. Ask] In my name; and ye shall receive-all the salvation ye thus request; the consequence of which shall be that your joy shall be full-ye shall be thoroughly happy in being made completely holy.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 24. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name , etc.] Not that they had never prayed as yet; for they had desired him to teach them to pray, which he did: they had prayed to him particularly for an increase of faith, and for many other things; but either they had only asked him, he being present with them, and not the Father; or if they had asked the Father anything, yet not in the name of Christ: they had made no mention of his blood, righteousness, and sacrifice, nor any use of his mediation; things they had not as yet such clear knowledge of; or they had not asked as yet any extraordinary thing, as they afterwards did; (see Acts 4:29,30); ask, and ye shall receive ; that is, in my name, and whatever ye ask for, ye shall have it, to fit you for your work, to carry you through it, and to give you success in it: (see Matthew 7:7); that your joy may be full ; go cheerfully through your work, find much pleasure in it, and with great satisfaction see the Gospel spread, souls converted, Satans kingdom weakened, and the interest of your Redeemer thrive and flourish; than which nothing can more contribute to complete the joy of the ministers of Christ.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 23-27 - Asking of the Father shows a sense of spiritual wants, and a desire of spiritual blessings, with conviction that they are to be had from God only. Asking in Christ's name, is acknowledging our unworthiness to receive any favours from God, and shows full dependence upon Christ a the Lord our Righteousness. Our Lord had hitherto spoken in short an weighty sentences, or in parables, the import of which the disciple did not fully understand, but after his resurrection he intende plainly to teach them such things as related to the Father and the way to him, through his intercession. And the frequency with which our Lor enforces offering up petitions in his name, shows that the great end of the mediation of Christ is to impress us with a deep sense of ou sinfulness, and of the merit and power of his death, whereby we have access to God. And let us ever remember, that to address the Father in the name of Christ, or to address the Son as God dwelling in huma nature, and reconciling the world to himself, are the same, as the Father and Son are one.
Greek Textus Receptus
εως 2193 CONJ αρτι 737 ADV ουκ 3756 PRT-N ητησατε 154 5656 V-AAI-2P ουδεν 3762 A-ASN εν 1722 PREP τω 3588 T-DSN ονοματι 3686 N-DSN μου 3450 P-1GS αιτειτε 154 5720 V-PAM-2P και 2532 CONJ ληψεσθε 2983 5695 V-FDI-2P ινα 2443 CONJ η 3588 T-NSF χαρα 5479 N-NSF υμων 5216 P-2GP η 5600 5753 V-PXS-3S πεπληρωμενη 4137 5772 V-RPP-NSF
Vincent's NT Word Studies
24. Ask (aiteite). The present imperative, implying continuous asking. Be asking. Compare Mark vi. 22, aithson, the aorist imperative, marking a single, definite petition.May be full (h peplhrwmenh). Very literally, may be having been fulfilled. Rev., more correctly, fulfilled. Compare xv. 11.
