John 15:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 15:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
οὐχ
ou
G3756
not
ὑμεῖς
hymeîs
G5210
you
με
egṓ
G1473
I
ἐξελέξασθε
eklégomai
G1586
to choose
ἀλλ’
allá
G235
but
ἐγὼ
egṓ
G1473
I
ἐξελεξάμην
eklégomai
G1586
to choose
ὑμᾶς
hymeîs
G5210
you
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἔθηκα
títhēmi
G5087
to place
ὑμᾶς
hymeîs
G5210
you
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
ὑμεῖς
hymeîs
G5210
you
ὑπάγητε
hypágō
G5217
to depart
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
καρπὸν
karpós
G2590
fruit
φέρητε
phérō
G5342
to carry
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
καρπὸς
karpós
G2590
fruit
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
μένῃ
ménō
G3306
to remain
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
ὅ
hós
G3739
who
τι
tìs
G5100
a certain
ἂν
án
G302
if
αἰτήσητε
aitéō
G154
to ask
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
πατέρα
patḗr
G3962
father
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
ὀνόματί
ónoma
G3686
name
μου
egṓ
G1473
I
δῷ
dídōmi
G1325
to give
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
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World English Bible Public Domain
You didn't choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you would go and would bear fruit, and your fruit would remain, so that whatever you would ask of the Father in my name, he would give it to you.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).