John 15:16 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁶ “You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in My Name He might give you.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed you [I have planted you], that you might go and bear fruit and keep on bearing, and that your fruit may be lasting [that it may remain, abide], so that whatever you ask the Father in My Name [as presenting all that I AM], He may give it to you.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ 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.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ You didn’t choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you could go and produce fruit and so that your fruit could last. As a result, whatever you ask the Father in my name, he will give you.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you. And I have appointed you, so that you may go forth and bear fruit, and so that your fruit may last. Then whatever you have asked of the Father in my name, he shall give to you.

John 15:16 Cross References

Genesis 18:18

since Aḇ

Psalm 145:4

Generation after generation praise Your works, And they declare Your mighty acts.

Psalm 71:18

And also when I am old and grey, O Elohim, do not forsake me, Until I declare Your strength to a generation, Your might to all those who are to come.

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who is winning lives is wise.

Isaiah 27:6

Those who come He causes to take root in Yaʽ

Micah 5:7

And the remnant of Yaʽ

Matthew 21:22

“And whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you shall receive.”

Matthew 7:7

“Ask and it shall be given to you, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened to you.

Luke 6:13

And when it became day, He called near His taught ones and chose from them twelve, whom He also named emissaries:

John 13:18

“I do not speak concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen, but that the Scripture might be filled, ‘He who eats bread with Me has lifted up his heel against Me.’

John 15:19

“If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, for that reason the world hates you.

John 15:5

“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who stays in Me, and I in him, he bears much fruit. Because without Me you are able to do naught!

John 6:70

יהושע  answered them, “Have I not chosen you, the twelve, and one of you is a devil?”

Acts 1:24

And praying they said, “You, יהוה, who know the hearts of all, show which one of these two You have chosen

Acts 1:8

“But you shall receive power when the Set-apart Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be My witnesses in Yerushalayim, and in all Yehuḏ

Acts 10:41

not to all the people, but to witnesses, those having been chosen before by Elohim – to us who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead.

Acts 22:14

“And he said, ‘The Elohim of our fathers has appointed you to know His desire, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear the voice from His mouth.

Acts 9:15

But the Master said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My Name before nations, sovereigns, and the children of Yisra’ĕ

Romans 1:13

And I do not wish you to be unaware, brothers, that I often purposed to come to you, but was hindered until now, in order to have some fruit among you, as also among the other gentiles.

Romans 1:5

through whom we have received favour and office of the emissary for belief-obedience among all the nations on behalf of His Name,

Romans 15:4

For whatever was written before was written for our instruction, that through endurance and encouragement of the Scriptures we might have the expectation.

Romans 9:21

Does not the potter have authority over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for value and another not for value?

1 Corinthians 10:11

And all these came upon them as examples, and they were written as a warning to us, on whom the ends of the ages have come,

Galatians 1:15

But when it pleased Elohim, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me by His favour,

Ephesians 2:10

For we are His workmanship, created in Messiah יהושע  unto good works, which Elohim prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

Colossians 1:23

if indeed you continue in the belief, founded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the expectation of the Good News which you heard, which was proclaimed to every creature under the heaven, of which I, Sha’ul, became a servant,

Colossians 1:6

which has come to you, as also in all the world it is bearing fruit and growing, as also among you, since the day you heard and knew the favour of Elohim in truth,

1 Timothy 2:7

for which I was appointed a proclaimer and an emissary – I am speaking the truth in Messiah and not lying – a teacher of the gentiles in belief and truth.

2 Timothy 1:11

for which I was appointed a proclaimer, and an emissary, and a teacher of the gentiles.

2 Timothy 2:2

And what you have heard from me among many witnesses, entrust these to trustworthy men who shall be competent to teach others as well.

Titus 1:5

The reason I left you in Crete was that you should straighten out what was left undone, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded you:

Hebrews 11:4

By belief, Heḇ

James 3:18

And the fruit of righteousnessis sown in peace by those who make peace.

1 Peter 3:15

But set apart יהוה  Elohim in your hearts, and always be ready to give an answer to everyone asking you a reason concerning the expectation that is in you, with meekness and fear,

1 Peter 3:2

having seen your blameless behaviour in fear.

1 John 4:10

In this is love, not that we loved Elohim, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be an atoning offering for our sins.

1 John 4:19

We love Him because He first loved us.