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John 15:16

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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οὐχouchnotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notὑμεῖςhumeisyeσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “ye”, the subject formG4771you.yeμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἐξελέξασθεexelexastheto selectἐκλέγομαι (eklegomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “to select”, a single actionG1586I pick out for myself, choose, elect, select.ἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.ἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.ἐξελεξάμηνexelexamēnto selectἐκλέγομαι (eklegomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 1st person singular — “to select”, a single actionG1586I pick out for myself, choose, elect, select.ὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἔθηκαethēkato placeτίθημι (tithēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “to place”, a single actionG5087I put, place, lay, set, fix, establish.This verse uses “place”.ὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.ἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatὑμεῖςhumeisyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “you”, the subject formG4771you.ὑπάγητεhupagēteto goὑπάγω (hupagō)verb, present active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “to go”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5217I go away, depart, begone, die.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.καρπὸνkarponfruitκαρπός (karpos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “fruit”, the object formG2590(a) fruit, generally vegetable, sometimes animal, (b) met: fruit, deed, action, result, (c) profit, gain.This verse uses “fruit”.φέρητεpherēteto bearφέρω (pherō)verb, present active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “to bear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5342I carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known.This verse uses “bear”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.καρπὸςkarposfruitκαρπόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “fruit”, the subject formG2590(a) fruit, generally vegetable, sometimes animal, (b) met: fruit, deed, action, result, (c) profit, gain.This verse uses “fruit”.ὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.μένῃmenēto stayμένω (menō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to stay”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3306I remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await.ἵναhinain order thatἵναconjunction — “in order that”G2443in order that, so that.This verse uses “in order that”.ὅhowhatsoeverὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “whatsoever”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.whatsoeverτιtioneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “one”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.ἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.αἰτήσητεaitēsēteye shall askαἰτέω (aiteō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “ye shall ask”, a single actionG154I ask, request, petition, demand.This verse uses “ask”.ye shall askτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πατέραpateraof the Fatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “of the Father”, the object formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.of the Fatherἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὀνόματίonomatinameὄνομα (onoma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “name”, the to- or for-formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.nameμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).δῷdōhe may give itδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “he may give it”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.he may give itὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.you

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Ye did not choose out me, but I chose out you, and did appoint you, that ye might go away, and might bear fruit, and your fruit might remain, that whatever ye may ask of the Father in my name, He may give you.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

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World English Bible

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 .

Darby Translation

Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and have set you that ye should go and [that] ye should bear fruit, and [that] your fruit should abide, that whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name he may give you.

Douay-Rheims

You have not chosen me: but I have chosen you; and have appointed you, that you should go, and should bring forth fruit; and your fruit should remain: that whatsoever you shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

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