And whatever you ask in my name, I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
14:13, 14 And whatever you ask of the Father in my name, (14:13, 14; 15:7, 16; 16:23, 24, 26 ) I will, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. — What the Father does, the Son also does. – If you ask anything in my name, I will. — Literally, “if you ask me for something in my name, I will do it”, Interlineal Lacueva; ATR mentions the manuscripts that say this: “The use of me (me) here is supported by Aleph, B, 33, Vulgate, Syriac, Peschito.” see Ac 7:59; Rev 22:20. But apart from the question of manuscripts, Jesus promises that “if you ask anything in my name” or “if you ask anything in my name”, I will do it. Asking for something in the name of Christ is not simply a formula that is said at the end of the prayer, but in his name it means everything that the name means. The name of Jesus refers to his authority; that is, to pray in his name, we have to pray according to his will.
Source: Commentary on the New Testament by Partain
And everything you ask of the Father. Joh 15:7, Joh 15:16; Joh 16:23, Joh 16:26; Matt 7:7; Matt 21:22; Tue 11:24; Luke 11:9; Eph 3:20; Jas 1:5; Jas 5:16; 1Jn 3:22; 1Jn 5:14.
in my name. Joh 14:6; Eph 2:18; Eph 3:12, Eph 3:14, Eph 3:21; Col 3:17; Hebrews 4:15; Hebrews 7:25; Hebrews 13:15; 1Pe 2:5.
this i will do Joh 14:14; Joh 4:10, Joh 4:14; Joh 5:19; Joh 7:37; Juh 10:30; Joh 16:7; 2Co 12:8-10; Phil 4:13.
so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. Joh 12:44; Joh 13:31; Joh 17:4, Joh 17:5; Phil 2:9-11.
Source: The Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
Notice the relationship of works and prayer (Ac 1:14; Ac 2:42; Acts 3:1; Ac 4:31). Effective prayer is in my name. This is a prayer according to the desires of Christ. The result of prayer is the glorification of the Father, not one’s own.
Source: New Illustrated Caribbean Bible Commentary
YOU WILL ASK THE FATHER IN MY NAME. Praying in the name of Jesus Christ implies at least two things:
(1) pray in harmony with his person, character, and will;
(2) pray with faith in Him and His authority, and with a desire to glorify both the Father and the Son (Ac 3:16). Therefore, praying in the name of Jesus Christ means that He will answer any prayer that He Himself has prayed. The power of prayer is unlimited when it is addressed to Jesus or the Father in faith according to his desire (see Matt 17:20note, and the ARTICLE EFFECTIVE PRAYER, P. 464. ).
Source: Full Life Study Bible
In the difficult hour of Jesus’ departure, He sustained them by equipping them with everything they needed to carry out their mission without relying on His physical presence, on which they had depended until then. Asking in the “name” of Jesus does not mean adding that expression at the end of a sentence as a simple convention. It means that: 1) the believer’s prayer should serve the purposes of Jesus and his kingdom, and not selfish motives, 2) the believer’s prayer should be based on the merits of Christ and not his own, and 3) the believer’s prayer must seek only the glory of God. See notes on Joh 16:26-28. About the prayer of the disciples, see the notes on Matt 6:9-10.
Source: MacArthur Study Bible
14:13, 14 And whatever you ask of the Father in my name, (14:13, 14; 15:7, 16; 16:23, 24, 26) I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. — What the Father does, the Son also does.
– If you ask anything in my name, I will. — Literally, “if you ask me for something in my name, I will do it”, Interlineal Lacueva; ATR mentions the manuscripts that say this: “The use of me (me) here is supported by Aleph, B, 33, Vulgate, Syriac, Peschito.” See Acts 7:59; Rev 22:20. But apart from the matter of manuscripts, Jesus promises that “if you ask anything in my name” or “if you ask anything in my name”, I will do it. Asking for something in the name of Christ is not simply a formula that is said at the end of the prayer, but in his name it means everything that the name means. The name of Jesus refers to his authority; that is, to pray in his name, we have to pray according to his will.
Source: Reeves-Partain Notes
Whatever you ask the Father in My name, I will do.. The promise of v. 12 is linked to this verse with the conjunction “and” and the verb “I will”. In Joh 15:16 Y Joh 16:23 the prayer is addressed to the Father. The translation must avoid translating “in my name” as if it were a magic formula that is sometimes repeated meaninglessly after each sentence. “In my name” or “with the invocation of my name” is a difficult phrase to translate, which appears in John in the farewell speeches (cf. Joh 15:16; Joh 16:23, Joh 16:24, Joh 16:26). The phrase basically underlines the bond that exists between Jesus and his disciples, similar to the bond that exists between Jesus and his Father. As already said in comment Joh 1:12, in biblical thought the “name” of a person represents, in a certain sense, the person himself. This phrase can be understood, depending on the way it appears in this gospel, in different ways:
(1) “ask for it in my name” (Joh 14:13, Joh 14:14; Joh 15:16; Joh 16:23, Joh 16:24, Joh 16:26), is always related to a sentence context. Following a dynamic equivalence it can be translated as follows: “because we are faithful followers of Jesus”. This if it is accepted that “in my name” also means “because of the relationship that exists between you and me”.
(2) “in my name” (Joh 16:23) can be with the verbs “to ask” or “to give” and in both cases the idea of ”like my followers” fits.
(3) “keep them in your name” (Joh 17:11) with the idea of “keep them” or “care for them in the power of your name” or “under your own power”.
(4) “have life in his name” (Joh 20:31), “so that through faith in him they may have life as his followers” (cf. Joh 1:12; Joh 2:23; Joh 3:18).
(5) “in the name of my Father” (Joh 5:43; Joh 10:25), with the idea of “authority”, “with the authority of my Father”, as in Joh 12:13. The meaning in these three verses is “he who comes with all the authority of the Lord” or “he who comes backed by the power of the Lord.”
(6) “because of my name” (Joh 15:21), “because you belong to me” or “because you recognize what I am”.
(7) “send in my name” (Joh 14:26) can be taken in any of the above senses. It can also mean “in my place”.
Therefore, “whatever you ask” does not refer to irresponsible prayer. This is verified by the rest of the verse: “so that the marvelous majesty of the Father may be clearly demonstrated through the Son.” This sentence should be translated actively: “so that all people see how wonderful the Father is” or “so that the Son shows people how wonderfully majestic the Father is.” However, in some contexts it will be better for Jesus himself to identify himself with the first person and thus preserve the close relationship with the Father, such as: “so that I show all the people that my Father is very wonderful” or “ so that I, who am his Son, show people how wonderful my Father is.”
Source: Commentary for Exegesis and Translation
Joh 13:31-32; Joh 15:16; Joh 16:23; Joh 17:1; 1Jn 5:14.
Source: Hispano-American Interdenominational Translation
CROSS-REFERENCES
v 831 Joh 15:16; Joh 16:23
Source: New World Translation
in my name. This phrase places important limits on the expression whatever you ask (cf. 15:7, 16). The phrase is not a magical formula by which everything imaginable can be obtained, but rather refers to the authority and will of Jesus, to which the disciples must submit (cf. Mt 28:18). Such obedience results in positive response to prayers that bring glory to the Father (cf. 16:24).
Source: The Bible of the Americas
13 super (1) Here and in v. 14, being in the name of the Lord means being one with the Lord, living for Him and allowing Him to live in us. The Lord came and worked in the Father’s name (5:43; 10:25), which means that He was one with the Father (10:30), that He lived because of the Father (6:57), and that the Father worked in Him (v.10). In the gospels the Lord as an expression of the Father, acted in the name of the Father. In Acts, the disciples as the expression of the Lord did even greater works (v.12) in the name of the Lord.
13 super (2) The fact that the Father is glorified in the Son means that His divine element is expressed from within the Son. Everything the Son does expresses the divine element of the Father. This is the glorification of the Father in the Son.
Source: New Testament Commentary Recovery Version
in my name. It is not a question of a formula that must be pasted at the end of prayers, but of praying for the very things that Christ would like to see realized. It is like making use of the power to advocate, which a very loved person has granted us.