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John 15:16-19 KJV
John · chapter 15 · verses 16–19 · King James Version
16Ye 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. 17These things I command you, that ye love one another. 18If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. 19If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.John 15:16-19 · King James Version
John 15:16-19 in context
14Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
15Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
16Ye 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.
17These things I command you, that ye love one another.
18If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
19If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
20Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
21But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me.
Cross references
- Jeremiah 1:5-7
- John 15:19
- Ephesians 2:10
- 2 Timothy 3:15-17
- 1 John 4:19
- Galatians 1:15
- Luke 6:13
- Acts 22:14
- John 15:12
- 1 John 3:14-17
- 1 Peter 2:17
- 1 John 3:13
Key words (Strong's)
- whatsoeverhoswho, which, what, thatG3739 →
- whatsoeveranhas no exact English equivalent, see definitions under AVG302 →
- whatsoeverhostiswhoever, whatever, whoG3748 →
- ordainedtithēmito set, put, place, to place or lay, to put down, lay down, to bend down, to lay off or…G5087 →
- commandentellōto order, command to be done, enjoinG1781 →
- choseneklegomaito pick out, choose, to pick or choose out for one's self, choosing one out of manyG1586 →
- remainmenōto remain, abide, in reference to place, to sojourn, tarry, not to depart, to continue to…G3306 →
- beforeprōtonfirst in time or place, in any succession of things or persons, first in rank, influence…G4412 →
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