John 16:24

Plain English Version

You haven’t asked God for that sort of thing before, so ask him, and you will get whatever you ask for. Then you will be really happy.”

Cross References

Genesis 32:9

Then Jacob prayed to God, and he called God by his special name Yahweh. He said, “Yahweh, you are the God of my grand-father Abraham and the God of my father Isaac. You said to me, ‘Go back to your home country and your relatives, and I will be good to you.’

Matthew 6:9

So pray like this, ‘God, our father, you live in heaven. We want everyone to respect you.

John 14:1

Jesus said to his followers, “Don’t let anything upset you. You believe in God, and you have to believe in me too.

John 14:14

Yes, if you ask for anything like that, I will do it for you.”

John 15:11

I told you all these things now, so that you can be properly happy. Yes, you can be as happy as me.

John 16:23

At that time, you will not need to ask me for anything. Listen, I’m telling you straight, you can ask the father for anything that I say is good, and he will give it to you.

John 3:29

Listen to this picture story about wedding parties. The man that marries the woman is the important man. The man’s good friend waits for him, and the friend is really happy when the man comes. Well, in the same way, I am like the good friend of Jesus. He came, so I am really happy. And people are going to him, and I am happy about that too.

2 Thessalonians 1:2

We are asking God our father, and Jesus Christ our leader, to be good to you, and to make you feel happy and quiet inside yourselves.