KJV King James Version
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and [that] your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
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John 15:16
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and [that] your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
WEB World English Bible
You didn’t choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
ASV American Standard Version
Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘Ye did not choose out me, but I chose out you, and did appoint you, that ye might go away, and might bear fruit, and your fruit might remain, that whatever ye may ask of the Father in my name, He may give you.
Surrounding context — John 15
13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and [that] your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
17 These things I command you, that ye love one another.
18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before [it hated] you.
19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΟὐχG3756 · ounoὑμεῖςG4771 · suyouμεG3165 · memeἐξελέξασθε,G1586 · eklegōto selectἀλλ᾽G235 · allabutἐγὼG1473 · egōI/weἐξελεξάμηνG1586 · eklegōto selectὑμᾶςG4771 · suyouκαὶG2532 · kaiandἔθηκαG5087 · tithēmito placeὑμᾶςG4771 · suyouἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toὑμεῖςG4771 · suyouὑπάγητεG5217 · hupagōto goκαὶG2532 · kaiandκαρπὸνG2590 · karposfruitφέρητε,G5342 · pherōto bear/leadκαὶG2532 · kaiandὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoκαρπὸςG2590 · karposfruitὑμῶνG4771 · suyouμένῃ·G3306 · menōto stayἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toὅG3739 · hos, hēwhichτιG5100 · tisoneἂνG302 · anifαἰτήσητεG154 · aiteōto askτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπατέραG3962 · patērfatherἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoὀνόματίG3686 · onomanameμου,G3165 · memeδῷG1325 · didōmito giveὑμῖν.¶G4771 · suyou
Cross-references
Jeremiah 1:5-7Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, [and] I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.John 15:19If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.Ephesians 2:10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.2 Timothy 3:15-17And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.1 John 4:19We love him, because he first loved us.Galatians 1:15But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called [me] by his grace,Luke 6:13And when it was day, he called [unto him] his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;Acts 22:14And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.1 Peter 1:14-21As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:2 Timothy 2:2And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.John 13:18I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.John 6:70Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?1 Peter 3:15But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and [be] ready always to [give] an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:John 16:23-24And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give [it] you.Isaiah 49:1-3Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.Matthew 28:18-19And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.John 14:13-14And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.Psalm 71:18Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto [this] generation, [and] thy power to every one [that] is to come.
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