John 15:16

New International Reader's Version

You did not choose me. Instead, I chose you. I appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit that will last. I also appointed you so that the Father will give you what you ask for. He will give you whatever you ask for in my name.

Cross References

Genesis 18:18

He will certainly become a great and powerful nation. All nations on earth will be blessed because of him.

Psalm 145:4

Parents praise your works to their children. They tell about your mighty acts.

Psalm 71:18

God, don’t leave me even when I’m old and have gray hair. Let me live to tell my children about your power. Let me tell all of them about your mighty acts.

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit that godly people bear is like a tree of life. And those who are wise save lives.

Isaiah 27:6

In days to come, Jacob’s people will put down roots like a vine. Israel will bud and bloom. They will fill the whole world with fruit.

Micah 5:7

Jacob’s people who are still left alive will be scattered among many nations. They will be like dew the Lord has sent. Dew doesn’t depend on any human being. They will be like rain that falls on the grass. Rain doesn’t wait for someone to give it orders.

Matthew 21:22

If you believe, you will receive what you ask for when you pray.”

Matthew 7:7

“Ask, and it will be given to you. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened to you.

Luke 6:13

When morning came, he called for his disciples to come to him. He chose 12 of them and made them apostles. Here are their names.

John 13:18

“I am not talking about all of you. I know the ones I have chosen. But this will happen so that this passage of Scripture will come true. It says, ‘The one who shared my bread has turned against me.’ (Psalm 41:9)

John 15:19

If you belonged to the world, it would love you like one of its own. But you do not belong to the world. I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.

John 15:5

“I am the vine. You are the branches. If you remain joined to me, and I to you, you will bear a lot of fruit. You can’t do anything without me.

John 6:70

Then Jesus replied, “Didn’t I choose you, the 12 disciples? But one of you is a devil!”

Acts 1:24

Then the believers prayed. They said, “Lord, you know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two you have chosen.

Acts 1:8

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you. Then you will tell people about me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria. And you will even tell other people about me from one end of the earth to the other.”

Acts 10:41

But he wasn’t seen by all the people. He was seen only by us. We are witnesses whom God had already chosen. We ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.

Acts 22:14

“Then he said, ‘The God of our people has chosen you. He wanted to tell you his plans for you. You have seen the Blameless One. You have heard words from his mouth.

Acts 9:15

But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! I have chosen this man to work for me. He will announce my name to the Gentiles and to their kings. He will also announce my name to the people of Israel.

Romans 1:13

Brothers and sisters, I want you to know that I planned many times to visit you. But until now I have been kept from coming. My work has produced results among the other Gentiles. In the same way, I want to see results among you.

Romans 1:5

We received grace because of what Jesus did. He made us apostles to the Gentiles. We must invite all of them to obey God by trusting in Jesus. We do this to bring glory to him.

Romans 15:4

Everything written in the past was written to teach us. The Scriptures give us strength to go on. They encourage us and give us hope.

Romans 9:21

Isn’t the potter free to make different kinds of pots out of the same lump of clay? Some are for special purposes. Others are for ordinary use.

1 Corinthians 10:11

Those things happened to them as examples for us. They were written down to warn us. That’s because we are living at the time when God’s work is being completed.

Galatians 1:15

But God set me apart from before the time I was born. He showed me his grace by appointing me. He was pleased

Ephesians 2:10

We are God’s creation. He created us to belong to Christ Jesus. Now we can do good works. Long ago God prepared these works for us to do.

Colossians 1:23

But you must keep your faith steady and firm. You must not move away from the hope the good news holds out to you. This is the good news that you heard. It has been preached to every creature under heaven. I, Paul, now serve the good news.

Colossians 1:6

that has come to you. In the same way, the good news is bearing fruit. It is bearing fruit and growing all over the world. It has been doing that among you since the day you heard it. That is when you really understood God’s grace.

1 Timothy 2:7

I was appointed to be a messenger and an apostle to preach the good news. I am telling the truth. I’m not lying. God appointed me to be a true and faithful teacher of the Gentiles.

2 Timothy 1:11

I was appointed to announce the good news. I was appointed to be an apostle and a teacher.

2 Timothy 2:2

You have heard me teach in front of many witnesses. Pass on to people you can trust the things you’ve heard me say. Then they will be able to teach others also.

Titus 1:5

I left you on the island of Crete. I did this because there were some things that hadn’t been finished. I wanted you to put them in order. I also wanted you to appoint elders in every town. I told you how to do it.

Hebrews 11:4

Abel had faith. So he brought to God a better offering than Cain did. Because of his faith Abel was praised as a godly man. God said good things about his offerings. Because of his faith Abel still speaks. He speaks even though he is dead.

James 3:18

Those who make peace plant it like a seed. They will harvest a crop of right living.

1 Peter 3:15

But make sure that in your hearts you honor Christ as Lord. Always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks you about the hope you have. Be ready to give the reason for it. But do it gently and with respect.

1 Peter 3:2

Let them see how pure you are. Let them see that your lives are full of respect for God.

1 John 4:10

Here is what love is. It is not that we loved God. It is that he loved us and sent his Son to give his life to pay for our sins.

1 John 4:19

We love because he loved us first.