John 15:16 Cross References

John 15:16

16: You didn't choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name.

John 15:19

  1. The world would love you if you belonged to it, but you don't. I chose you to come out of the world, and so it hates you.

2 Timothy 2:2

  1. You have heard me teach many things that have been confirmed by many reliable witnesses. Teach these great truths to trustworthy people who are able to pass them on to others.

Jeremiah 1:5

  1. "I knew you before I formed you in your mother's womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my spokesman to the world."
  2. "O Sovereign LORD," I said, "I can't speak for you! I'm too young!"
  3. "Don't say that," the LORD replied, "for you must go wherever I send you and say whatever I tell you.

1 John 4:19

  1. We love each other as a result of his loving us first.

Luke 6:13

  1. At daybreak he called together all of his disciples and chose twelve of them to be apostles. Here are their names:

John 13:18

  1. "I am not saying these things to all of you; I know so well each one of you I chose. The Scriptures declare, 'The one who shares my food has turned against me,' and this will soon come true.

2 Timothy 3:15

  1. You have been taught the holy Scriptures from childhood, and they have given you the wisdom to receive the salvation that comes by trusting in Christ Jesus.
  2. All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It straightens us out and teaches us to do what is right.
  3. It is God's way of preparing us in every way, fully equipped for every good thing God wants us to do.

1 Peter 3:15

  1. Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if you are asked about your Christian hope, always be ready to explain it.

Ephesians 2:10

  1. For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so that we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

Acts 22:14

  1. "Then he told me, 'The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and hear him speak.

Galatians 1:15

  1. But then something happened! For it pleased God in his kindness to choose me and call me, even before I was born! What undeserved mercy!

Acts 1:24

  1. Then they all prayed for the right man to be chosen. "O Lord," they said, "you know every heart. Show us which of these men you have chosen

John 16:23

  1. At that time you won't need to ask me for anything. The truth is, you can go directly to the Father and ask him, and he will grant your request because you use my name.
  2. You haven't done this before. Ask, using my name, and you will receive, and you will have abundant joy.

John 6:70

  1. Then Jesus said, "I chose the twelve of you, but one is a devil."

Matthew 28:18

  1. Jesus came and told his disciples, "I have been given complete authority in heaven and on earth.
  2. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Psalms 71:18

  1. Now that I am old and gray, do not abandon me, O God. Let me proclaim your power to this new generation, your mighty miracles to all who come after me.

John 14:13

  1. You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, because the work of the Son brings glory to the Father.
  2. Yes, ask anything in my name, and I will do it!

1 Peter 1:14

  1. Obey God because you are his children. Don't slip back into your old ways of doing evil; you didn't know any better then.
  2. But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God--who chose you to be his children--is holy.
  3. For he himself has said, "You must be holy because I am holy."
  4. And remember that the heavenly Father to whom you pray has no favorites when he judges. He will judge or reward you according to what you do. So you must live in reverent fear of him during your time as foreigners here on earth.
  5. For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And the ransom he paid was not mere gold or silver.

1 John 4:10

  1. This is real love. It is not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.

Isaiah 27:6

  1. The time is coming when my people will take root. Israel will bud and blossom and fill the whole earth with her fruit!

Isaiah 49:1

  1. Listen to me, all of you in far-off lands! The LORD called me before my birth; from within the womb he called me by name.
  2. He made my words of judgment as sharp as a sword. He has hidden me in the shadow of his hand. I am like a sharp arrow in his quiver.
  3. He said to me, "You are my servant, Israel, and you will bring me glory."

Psalms 78:4

  1. We will not hide these truths from our children but will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the LORD. We will tell of his power and the mighty miracles he did.
  2. For he issued his decree to Jacob; he gave his law to Israel. He commanded our ancestors to teach them to their children,
  3. so the next generation might know them--even the children not yet born--that they in turn might teach their children.

Mark 16:15

  1. And then he told them, "Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone, everywhere.
  2. Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned.

Isaiah 55:10

  1. "The rain and snow come down from the heavens and stay on the ground to water the earth. They cause the grain to grow, producing seed for the farmer and bread for the hungry.
  2. It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it.
  3. You will live in joy and peace. The mountains and hills will burst into song, and the trees of the field will clap their hands!
  4. Where once there were thorns, cypress trees will grow. Where briers grew, myrtles will sprout up. This miracle will bring great honor to the LORD's name; it will be an everlasting sign of his power and love.

Matthew 21:22

  1. If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."

Acts 9:15

  1. But the Lord said, "Go and do what I say. For Saul is my chosen instrument to take my message to the Gentiles and to kings, as well as to the people of Israel.

John 20:21

  1. He spoke to them again and said, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you."
  2. Then he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.
  3. If you forgive anyone's sins, they are forgiven. If you refuse to forgive them, they are unforgiven."

1 Corinthians 9:16

  1. For preaching the Good News is not something I can boast about. I am compelled by God to do it. How terrible for me if I didn't do it!
  2. If I were doing this of my own free will, then I would deserve payment. But God has chosen me and given me this sacred trust, and I have no choice.
  3. What then is my pay? It is the satisfaction I get from preaching the Good News without expense to anyone, never demanding my rights as a preacher.

Psalms 145:4

  1. Let each generation tell its children of your mighty acts.

John 21:15

  1. After breakfast Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?Yes, Lord," Peter replied, "you know I love you.Then feed my lambs," Jesus told him.
  2. Jesus repeated the question: "Simon son of John, do you love me?Yes, Lord," Peter said, "you know I love you.Then take care of my sheep," Jesus said.
  3. Once more he asked him, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter was grieved that Jesus asked the question a third time. He said, "Lord, you know everything. You know I love you." Jesus said, "Then feed my sheep.

John 15:7

  1. But if you stay joined to me and my words remain in you, you may ask any request you like, and it will be granted!
  2. My true disciples produce much fruit. This brings great glory to my Father.

Romans 9:21

  1. When a potter makes jars out of clay, doesn't he have a right to use the same lump of clay to make one jar for decoration and another to throw garbage into?

Proverbs 11:30

  1. The godly are like trees that bear life-giving fruit, and those who save lives are wise.

Romans 15:4

  1. Such things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us. They give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for God's promises.

Titus 1:5

  1. I left you on the island of Crete so you could complete our work there and appoint elders in each town as I instructed you.

2 Timothy 1:11

  1. And God chose me to be a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of this Good News.

Colossians 1:6

  1. This same Good News that came to you is going out all over the world. It is changing lives everywhere, just as it changed yours that very first day you heard and understood the truth about God's great kindness to sinners.

1 Corinthians 3:6

  1. My job was to plant the seed in your hearts, and Apollos watered it, but it was God, not we, who made it grow.
  2. The ones who do the planting or watering aren't important, but God is important because he is the one who makes the seed grow.

1 Corinthians 10:11

  1. All these events happened to them as examples for us. They were written down to warn us, who live at the time when this age is drawing to a close.

1 Peter 3:2

  1. by watching your pure, godly behavior.

Luke 24:47

  1. With my authority, take this message of repentance to all the nations, beginning in Jerusalem: 'There is forgiveness of sins for all who turn to me.'
  2. You are witnesses of all these things.
  3. "And now I will send the Holy Spirit, just as my Father promised. But stay here in the city until the Holy Spirit comes and fills you with power from heaven."

Hebrews 11:4

  1. It was by faith that Abel brought a more acceptable offering to God than Cain did. God accepted Abel's offering to show that he was a righteous man. And although Abel is long dead, he still speaks to us because of his faith.

James 3:18

  1. And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of goodness.

Romans 1:13

  1. I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters, that I planned many times to visit you, but I was prevented until now. I want to work among you and see good results, just as I have done among other Gentiles.

Colossians 1:23

  1. But you must continue to believe this truth and stand in it firmly. Don't drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News. The Good News has been preached all over the world, and I, Paul, have been appointed by God to proclaim it.

Romans 9:11

  1. But before they were born, before they had done anything good or bad, she received a message from God. (This message proves that God chooses according to his own plan,
  2. not according to our good or bad works.) She was told, "The descendants of your older son will serve the descendants of your younger son."
  3. In the words of the Scriptures, "I loved Jacob, but I rejected Esau."
  4. What can we say? Was God being unfair? Of course not!
  5. For God said to Moses, "I will show mercy to anyone I choose, and I will show compassion to anyone I choose."

Romans 1:5

  1. Through Christ, God has given us the privilege and authority to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them, so that they will believe and obey him, bringing glory to his name.

1 Timothy 2:7

  1. And I have been chosen--this is the absolute truth--as a preacher and apostle to teach the Gentiles about faith and truth.

Micah 5:7

  1. Then the few left in Israel will go out among the nations. They will be like dew sent by the LORD or like rain falling on the grass, which no one can hold back.

Romans 15:15

  1. Even so, I have been bold enough to emphasize some of these points, knowing that all you need is this reminder from me. For I am, by God's grace,
  2. a special messenger from Christ Jesus to you Gentiles. I bring you the Good News and offer you up as a fragrant sacrifice to God so that you might be pure and pleasing to him by the Holy Spirit.
  3. So it is right for me to be enthusiastic about all Christ Jesus has done through me in my service to God.
  4. I dare not boast of anything else. I have brought the Gentiles to God by my message and by the way I lived before them.
  5. I have won them over by the miracles done through me as signs from God--all by the power of God's Spirit. In this way, I have fully presented the Good News of Christ all the way from Jerusalem clear over into Illyricum.

Acts 20:25

  1. "And now I know that none of you to whom I have preached the Kingdom will ever see me again.
  2. Let me say plainly that I have been faithful. No one's damnation can be blamed on me,
  3. for I didn't shrink from declaring all that God wants for you.
  4. "And now beware! Be sure that you feed and shepherd God's flock--his church, purchased with his blood--over whom the Holy Spirit has appointed you as elders.

Genesis 18:18

  1. "For Abraham will become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him.

Acts 1:8

  1. But when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, you will receive power and will tell people about me everywhere--in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

Acts 10:41

  1. not to the general public, but to us whom God had chosen beforehand to be his witnesses. We were those who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.

Zechariah 1:4

  1. Do not be like your ancestors who would not listen when the earlier prophets said to them, `This is what the LORD Almighty says: Turn from your evil ways and stop all your evil practices.'
  2. "Your ancestors and their prophets are now long dead.
  3. But all the things I said through my servants the prophets happened to your ancestors, just as I said they would. As a result, they repented and said, `We have received what we deserved from the LORD Almighty. He has done what he said he would do.'"
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