John 15:16

Greek/English Interlinear with Strong’s Numbers
John 15 - Greek/English/Strong’s Interlinear


King James Version

Ye 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.
New King James Version

You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.
New American Standard Bible

You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you.
New International Version

You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit – fruit that will last – and so that whatever you ask in My name the Father will give you.
The Amplified Bible

You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed and placed and purposefully planted you, so that you would go and bear fruit and keep on bearing, and that your fruit will remain and be lasting, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name [as My representative] He may give to you.
Wuest’s Expanded Translation

You did not make Me the object of your choice for yourselves, but I selected you out for Myself, and I appointed you in order that you might be going away and constantly bearing fruit, and that your fruit might be remaining, in order that whatever you might ask the Father in My Name, He may give it you.
Phillips’ Modern English

“It is not that you have chosen Me; but it is I who have chosen you. I have appointed you to go and bear fruit that will be lasting; so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give it to you.
Williams’ Language of the People

You have not chosen Me; I have chosen you, and appointed you to go and bear fruit, that your fruit may remain too, so that the Father may grant you, as bearers of My name, whatever you ask Him for.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers

Ye 5210 have not 3756 chosen 1586 Me, 3165 but 235 I 1473 have chosen 1586 you, 5209 and 2532 ordained 5087 you, 5209 that 2443 ye 5210 should go 5217 and 2532 bring forth 5342 fruit, 2590 and 2532 that your 5216 fruit 2590 should remain: 3306 that 2443 whatsoever 3748 - 302 ye shall ask 154 of the 3588 Father 3962 in 1722 My 3450 name, 3686 He may give 1325 it you. 5213
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