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Jesus said in John 16:23, “And in that day, ye shall ask me nothing…” This means “You shall not pray through me or to Me.” I know there are some Bible translations that render this verse as, “you shall not ask many questions,” but that falls shot because it doesn’t fit within the context. They had been asking Jesus a lot of questions. But when you read further, you’ll discover He wasn’t talking about questions, He was talking about prayer.

Here the Lord Jesus lets us know there’s a new kind of prayer for a new kind of people – the New Testament folk! And he tells us, “You’ll not have to pray to me, because whatever you ask the father in my name, He will give it you.”