^14:13And I will do whatever you ask in my name,³² so that the Father may be glorified³³ in the Son. ^14:14If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.

Teaching on the Holy Spirit

^14:15“If you love me, you will obey³⁴ my commandments.³⁵^14:16Then³⁶ I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate³⁷ to be with you forever—

Read in Logos

John 14:16: And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever…

Footnotes

32 Grk “And whatever you ask in my name, I will do it.”
33 Or “may be praised” or “may be honored.”
34 Or “will keep.”
35 Jesus’ statement If you love me, you will obey my commandments provides the transition between the promises of answered prayer which Jesus makes to his disciples in vv. 13–14 and the promise of the Holy Spirit which is introduced in v. 16. Obedience is the proof of genuine love.
36 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then” to reflect the implied sequence in the discourse.
37 Or “Helper” or “Counselor”; Grk “Paraclete,” from the Greek word παράκλητος (paraklētos). Finding an appropriate English translation for παράκλητος is a very difficult task. No single English word has exactly the same range of meaning as the Greek word. “Comforter,” used by some of the older English versions, appears to be as old as Wycliffe. But today it suggests a quilt or a sympathetic mourner at a funeral. “Counselor” is adequate, but too broad, in contexts like “marriage counselor” or “camp counselor.” “Helper” or “Assistant” could also be used, but could suggest a subordinate rank. “Advocate,” the word chosen for this translation, has more forensic overtones than the Greek word does, although in John 16:5–11 a forensic context is certainly present. Because an “advocate” is someone who “advocates” or supports a position or viewpoint and since this is what the Paraclete will do for the preaching of the disciples, it was selected in spite of the drawbacks.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.

“If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.

“If you love me, keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever—

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Whatever you ask in my name, I will do it so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.

“If you love me, you will keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever.

NLTNew Living Translation

You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father. Yes, ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it!

“If you love me, obey my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And whatever you ask in my name, I will do this, in order that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.

“If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, in order that he may be with you forever—

KJV 1900King James Version

And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;

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