John 15:16

James Moffatt - New Testament

You have not chosen me, it is I who have chosen you, appointing you to go and bear fruit — fruit that lasts, so that the Father may grant you whatever you ask in my name.

Cross References

John 15:19

If you belonged to the world, the world would love what it owned; it is because you do not belong to the world, because I have chosen you from the world, that the world hates you.

Ephesians 2:10

God has made us what we are, creating us in Christ Jesus for the good deeds which are prepared beforehand by God as our sphere of action.

Luke 6:13

and when day broke he summoned his disciples, choosing twelve of them, to whom he gave the name of 'apostles':

Galatians 1:15

But the God who had set me apart from my very birth called me by his grace,

1 John 4:19

We love, because He loved us first.

Acts 22:14

Then he said, 'The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, to see the Just One, and to hear him speak with his own lips.

2 Timothy 2:2

and transmit the instructions I gave you in presence of many witnesses to trustworthy men, that they may be competent to teach others.

John 13:18

When I say 'you,' I do not mean you all; I know the men of my choice, and I made my choice that this scripture might be fulfilled, he who eats my bread has lifted up his heel against me.

John 6:70

Jesus answered them, "Did I not choose you, the twelve? And yet one of you is a devil!"

1 Peter 3:15

but reverence Christ as Lord in your own hearts. Always be ready with a reply for anyone who calls you to account for the hope you cherish, but answer gently and with a sense of reverence;

1 John 4:10

Love lies in this, not in our love for him but in his love for us — in the sending of his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

Acts 1:24

and they prayed, "O Lord, who readest the hearts of all, do thou single out from these two men him whom thou hast chosen

1 Peter 3:2

when they see how chaste and reverent you are.

Romans 15:4

All such words were written of old for our instruction, that by remaining stedfast and drawing encouragement from the scriptures we may cherish hope.

Acts 9:15

But the Lord said to him, "Go; I have chosen him to be the means of bringing my Name before the Gentiles and their kings as well as before the sons of Israel.

Matthew 21:22

All that ever you ask in prayer you shall have, if you believe."

2 Timothy 1:11

Of that gospel I have been appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher,

1 Corinthians 10:11

It all happened to them by way of warning for others, and it was written down for the purpose of instructing us whose lot has been cast in the closing hours of the world.

Romans 9:21

What! has the potter no right over the clay? Has he no right to make out of the same lump one vessel for a noble purpose and another for a menial?

James 3:18

and the peacemakers who sow in peace reap righteousness.

Hebrews 11:4

It was by faith that Abel offered God a richer sacrifice than Cain did, and thus won from God the record of being 'just,' on the score of what he gave; he died, but by his faith he is speaking to us still.

Titus 1:5

I left you behind in Crete in order to finish putting things right and to appoint presbyters in every town as I told you,

Colossians 1:6

which has reached you as it spreads over all the world with fruit and increase. Such has been your life from the day you learned to know what God's grace really is.

Romans 1:5

through whom I have received the favour of my commission to promote obedience to the faith for his sake among all the Gentiles,

Acts 10:41

not by all the People but by witnesses whom God had previously selected, by us who ate and drank with him after his resurrection from the dead,

1 Timothy 2:7

and I was appointed to be its herald and apostle (I am not telling a lie, it is quite true), to teach the Gentiles faith and truth.

Colossians 1:23

that is, if you adhere to the foundations and stability of the faith, instead of moving away from the hope you have learned in the gospel, that gospel which has been preached to every creature under heaven, and of which I Paul was made a minister.

Romans 1:13

Brothers, I would like you to understand that I have often purposed to come to you (though up till now I have been prevented) so as to have some results among you as well as among the rest of the Gentiles.

Acts 1:8

You will receive power when the holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses at Jerusalem, throughout all Judaea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."

Matthew 7:7

Ask and the gift will be yours, seek and you will find, knock and the door will open to you;

John 15:5

I am the vine, you are the branches. He who remains in me, as I in him, bears rich fruit (because apart from me you can do nothing).