John 15:16-18

Living Bible

¹⁶ “You didn’t choose me! I chose you! I appointed you to go and produce lovely fruit always, so that no matter what you ask for from the Father, using my name, he will give it to you. ¹⁷ I demand that you love each other, ¹⁸ for you get enough hate from the world! But then, it hated me before it hated you.