²¹ Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and reveal myself to each of them.”

²² Judas (not Judas Iscariot, but the other disciple with that name) said to him, “Lord, why are you going to reveal yourself only to us and not to the world at large?”

²³ Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them.

¹³ You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father. ¹⁴ Yes, ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it!

²⁰ Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

²⁰ For where two or three gather together as my followers,^[a] I am there among them.”

¹¹ When the bride’s parents^[a] saw him, they selected thirty young men from the town to be his companions.

³⁸ “You may go,” Jephthah said. And he sent her away for two months. She and her friends went into the hills and wept because she would never have children.

²⁴ You haven’t done this before. Ask, using my name, and you will receive, and you will have abundant joy.

⁷ But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted!