John 15:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You did not choose me. I chose you and sent you out to produce fruit, the kind of fruit that will last. Then my Father will give you whatever you ask for in my name.

Cross References

John 15:19

If you belonged to the world, its people would love you. But you don't belong to the world. I have chosen you to leave the world behind, and that is why its people hate you.

Ephesians 2:10

God planned for us to do good things and to live as he has always wanted us to live. That's why he sent Christ to make us what we are.

Luke 6:13

The next morning he called his disciples together and chose twelve of them to be his apostles.

Galatians 1:15

But even before I was born, God had chosen me. He was kind and had decided

1 John 4:19

We love because God loved us first.

Acts 22:14

Then Ananias told me, “The God that our ancestors worshipped has chosen you to know what he wants done. He has chosen you to see the One Who Obeys God and to hear his voice.

2 Timothy 2:2

You have often heard me teach. Now I want you to tell these same things to followers who can be trusted to tell others.

John 13:18

I am not talking about all of you. I know the ones I have chosen. But what the Scriptures say must come true. And they say, “The man who ate with me has turned against me!”

John 6:70

Jesus told his disciples, “I chose all twelve of you, but one of you is a demon!”

1 Peter 3:15

Honour Christ and let him be the Lord of your life. Always be ready to give an answer when someone asks you about your hope.

Psalm 71:18

Don't leave me when I am old and my hair turns grey. Let me tell future generations about your mighty power.

1 John 4:10

Real love isn't our love for God, but his love for us. God sent his Son to be the sacrifice by which our sins are forgiven.

Proverbs 11:30

Live right, and you will eat from the life-giving tree. And if you act wisely, others will follow.

Acts 1:24

Then they all prayed, “Lord, you know what everyone is like! Show us the one you have chosen

Isaiah 27:6

Some day Israel will take root like a vine. It will blossom and bear fruit that covers the earth.

1 Peter 3:2

because he will see how you honour God and live a pure life.

Romans 15:4

And the Scriptures were written to teach and encourage us by giving us hope.

Acts 9:15

The Lord said to Ananias, “Go! I have chosen him to tell foreigners, kings, and the people of Israel about me.

Matthew 21:22

If you have faith when you pray, you will be given whatever you ask for.”

Psalm 145:4

Each generation will announce to the next your wonderful and powerful deeds.

2 Timothy 1:11

My work is to be a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.

1 Corinthians 10:11

These things happened to them as a warning to us. All this was written in the Scriptures to teach us who live in these last days.

Romans 9:21

Doesn't a potter have the right to make a fancy bowl and a plain bowl out of the same lump of clay?”

James 3:18

When peacemakers plant seeds of peace, they will harvest justice.

Hebrews 11:4

Because Abel had faith, he offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. God was pleased with him and his gift, and even though Abel is now dead, his faith still speaks for him.

Titus 1:5

I left you in Crete to do what had been left undone and to appoint leaders for the churches in each town. As I told you,

Colossians 1:6

The good news is spreading all over the world with great success. It has spread in that same way among you, ever since the first day you learnt the truth about God's wonderful kindness

Romans 1:5

Jesus was kind to me and chose me to be an apostle, so that people of all nations would obey and have faith.

Acts 10:41

Not everyone saw him. He was seen only by us, who ate and drank with him after he was raised from death. We were the ones God chose to tell others about him.

1 Timothy 2:7

This is why God chose me to be a preacher and an apostle of the good news. I am telling the truth. I am not lying. God sent me to teach the Gentiles about faith and truth.

Colossians 1:23

But you must stay deeply rooted and firm in your faith. You must not give up the hope you received when you heard the good news. It was preached to everyone on earth, and I myself have become a servant of this message.

Micah 5:7

A few of Jacob's descendants survived and are scattered among the nations. But the LORD will let them cover the earth like dew and rain that refreshes the soil.

Genesis 18:18

since his family will become a great and powerful nation that will be a blessing to all other nations on earth.

Romans 1:13

My friends, I want you to know that I have often planned to come for a visit. But something has always kept me from doing it. I want to win followers to Christ in Rome, as I have done in many other places.

Acts 1:8

But the Holy Spirit will come upon you and give you power. Then you will tell everyone about me in Jerusalem, in all Judea, in Samaria, and everywhere in the world.”

Matthew 7:7

Ask, and you will receive. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened for you.

John 15:5

I am the vine, and you are the branches. If you stay joined to me, and I stay joined to you, then you will produce lots of fruit. But you cannot do anything without me.