John 15:16

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“You did not choose me. I chose you. And I gave you this work: to go and produce fruit—fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you anything you ask for in my name.

Cross References

John 15:19

If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as it loves its own people. But I have chosen you to be different from those in the world. So you don’t belong to the world, and that is why the world hates you.

Ephesians 2:10

God has made us what we are. In Christ Jesus, God made us new people so that we would spend our lives doing the good things he had already planned for us to do.

Luke 6:13

The next morning he called his followers. He chose twelve of them and called them apostles. These are the ones he chose:

Galatians 1:15

But God had special plans for me even before I was born. So he chose me through his grace.

1 John 4:19

We love because God first loved us.

Acts 22:14

“Ananias told me, ‘The God of our fathers chose you long ago to know his plan. He chose you to see the Righteous One and to hear words from him.

2 Timothy 2:2

What you have heard me teach publicly you should teach to others. Share these teachings with people you can trust. Then they will be able to teach others these same things.

John 13:18

“I am not talking about all of you. I know the people I have chosen. But what the Scriptures say must happen: ‘The man who shared my food has turned against me.’

John 6:70

Then Jesus answered, “I chose all twelve of you. But one of you is a devil.”

1 Peter 3:15

But keep the Lord Christ holy in your hearts. Always be ready to answer everyone who asks you to explain about the hope you have.

Psalm 71:18

Now that I am old and my hair is gray, don’t leave me, God. I must tell the next generation about your power and greatness.

1 John 4:10

True love is God’s love for us, not our love for God. He sent his Son as the way to take away our sins.

Proverbs 11:30

What good people produce is like a life-giving tree. Those who are wise give new life to others.

Acts 1:24

They prayed, “Lord, you know the minds of all people. Show us which one of these two men you choose to do this work. Judas turned away from it and went where he belongs. Lord, show us which man should take his place as an apostle!”

Isaiah 27:6

In the future, Jacob will take root firmly on his soil. Then Israel will sprout and bloom, and the world will be filled with his fruit.”

1 Peter 3:2

Your husbands will see the pure lives that you live with respect for God.

Romans 15:4

Everything that was written in the past was written to teach us. Those things were written so that we could have hope. That hope comes from the patience and encouragement that the Scriptures give us.

Acts 9:15

But the Lord Jesus said to Ananias, “Go! I have chosen Saul for an important work. I want him to tell other nations, their rulers, and the people of Israel about me.

Matthew 21:22

If you believe, you will get anything you ask for in prayer.”

Psalm 145:4

Each generation will praise you and tell the next generation about the great things you do.

2 Timothy 1:11

I was chosen to tell people that message as an apostle and teacher.

1 Corinthians 10:11

The things that happened to those people are examples. They were written to be warnings for us. We live in the time that all those past histories were pointing to.

Romans 9:21

The one who makes the jar can make anything he wants. He uses the same clay to make different things. He might make one thing for special purposes and another for daily use.

James 3:18

People who work for peace in a peaceful way get the blessings that come from right living.

Hebrews 11:4

Cain and Abel both offered sacrifices to God. But Abel offered a better sacrifice to God because he had faith. God said he was pleased with what Abel offered. And so God called him a good man because he had faith. Abel died, but through his faith he is still speaking.

Titus 1:5

I left you in Crete so that you could finish doing what still needed to be done. And I also left you there so that you could choose men to be elders in every town.

Colossians 1:6

that was told to you. Throughout the world, this Good News is bringing blessings and is spreading. And that’s what has been happening among you since the first time you heard it and understood the truth about God’s grace.

Romans 1:5

Through Christ, God gave me the special work of an apostle—to lead people of all nations to believe and obey him. I do all this to honor Christ.

Acts 10:41

He was not seen by everyone, but only by us, the ones God had already chosen to be witnesses. We ate and drank with him after he was raised from death.

1 Timothy 2:7

And I was chosen as an apostle to tell people that message. (I am telling the truth. I am not lying.) I was chosen to teach those who are not Jews to believe and understand the truth.

Colossians 1:23

And that is what will happen if you continue to believe in the Good News you heard. You must remain strong and sure in your faith. You must not let anything cause you to give up the hope that became yours when you heard the Good News. That same Good News has been told to everyone on earth, and that’s the work that I, Paul, was given to do.

Micah 5:7

But those from Jacob who are still living and scattered among the nations will be like dew from the Lord that does not depend on anyone. They will be like rain on the grass that does not wait for anyone.

Genesis 18:18

Abraham will become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations on earth will be blessed because of him.

Romans 1:13

Brothers and sisters, I want you to know that I have planned many times to come to you, but something always happens to change my plans. I would like to see the same good result among you that I have had from my work among the other non-Jewish people.

Acts 1:8

But the Holy Spirit will come on you and give you power. You will be my witnesses. You will tell people everywhere about me—in Jerusalem, in the rest of Judea, in Samaria, and in every part of the world.”

Matthew 7:7

“Continue to ask, and God will give to you. Continue to search, and you will find. Continue to knock, and the door will open for you.

John 15:5

“I am the vine, and you are the branches. If you stay joined to me, and I to you, you will produce plenty of fruit. But separated from me you won’t be able to do anything.