16 (A)You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and (B)bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that (C)whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you. 17 This (D)I command you, that you love one another.

Disciples’ Relation to the World

18 (E)If the world hates you, [a]you know that it has hated Me before it hated you.

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Footnotes

  1. John 15:18 Or (imperative) know that

16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you(A) so that you might go and bear fruit(B)—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.(C) 17 This is my command: Love each other.(D)

The World Hates the Disciples

18 “If the world hates you,(E) keep in mind that it hated me first.

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