Saturday of Week 6 of Eastertide - John 16: 23b-28

Daily Gospel Exegesis

Logical Bible Study

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🗓️ 30 May 2025

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John 16: 23b-28 - ''The Father loves you for loving me and believing that I came from God.'

Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:

- 2615 (in 'Jesus teaches us how to pray') - Even more, what the Father gives us when our prayer is united with that of Jesus is "another Counselor, to be with you for ever, even the Spirit of truth." This new dimension of prayer and of its circumstances is displayed throughout the farewell discourse. In the Holy Spirit, Christian prayer is a communion of love with the Father, not only through Christ but also in him: "Hitherto you have asked nothing in my name; ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full."

- 2815 (in 'Hallowed be thy name') - This petition embodies all the others. Like the six petitions that follow, it is fulfilled by the prayer of Christ. Prayer to our Father is our prayer, if it is prayed in the name of Jesus (abbreviated).

- 661 (in 'He Ascended into Heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father') - This final stage stays closely linked to the first, that is, to his descent from heaven in the Incarnation. Only the one who "came from the Father" can return to the Father: Christ Jesus. "No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended from heaven, the Son of man (abbreviated).

- 2795 (in 'Who Art in Heaven') - Jn Christ, then, heaven and earth are reconciled, for the Son alone "descended from heaven" and causes us to ascend there with him, by his Cross, Resurrection, and Ascension (abbreviated).

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0:00.0	Hi everyone. Welcome back to Logical Bible Study. In this Daily Gospel Exegesis podcast, we really dig into the text of the Gospels to help you
0:22.6	understand what the author was trying to get across to his original audience.
0:27.9	And that's always where we want to start.
0:29.5	We want to start with that literal sense of the text.
0:33.5	So let's get into the text for today.
0:35.5	We're looking at John chapter 16 versus 23B to 28.
0:41.9	Jesus said to his disciples,
0:44.2	I tell you most solemnly,
0:46.9	anything you ask for from the Father,
0:49.4	he will grant in my name.
0:51.8	Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive,
0:58.3	and so your joy will be complete. I have been telling you all this in metaphors. The hour is coming
1:06.0	when I shall no longer speak to you in metaphors, but tell you about the Father in plain words.
1:13.1	When that day comes, you will ask in my name, and I do not say that I shall pray to the Father
1:19.0	for you because the Father himself loves you for loving me, and believing that I came from God.
1:27.1	I came from the Father and have come into the world,
1:30.7	and now I leave the world to go to the Father. So an interesting passage. As always, we want to
1:37.7	start by asking, what's the context? When and where is this happening? We're in the midst of
1:43.1	the farewell discourse, which goes over
1:44.9	quite a few chapters. Starts at the Last Supper, although they're probably on their way to the
1:50.0	Garden of Gatsamini now, so they're on the road walking. The last thing Jesus said to them,
1:55.0	to the apostles, was, you are sad now, but when I return, you will be filled with joy.
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