John 15:16
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16 You did not choose me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name.(A)
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John 15:19
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19 If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own. Because you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
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2 Timothy 2:2
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2 and what you have heard from me through many witnesses entrust to faithful people who will be able to teach others as well.(A)
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John 13:18
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18 I am not speaking of all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But it is to fulfill the scripture, ‘The one who ate my bread[a] has lifted his heel against me.’(A)
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- 13.18 Other ancient authorities read ate bread with me
2 Timothy 3:15-17
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15 and how from childhood you have known sacred writings that are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All scripture is inspired by God and is[a] useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,(A) 17 so that the person of God may be proficient, equipped for every good work.(B)
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- 3.16 Or Every scripture inspired by God is also
Jeremiah 1:5-7
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5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
and before you were born I consecrated you;
I appointed you a prophet to the nations.”(A)
6 Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Truly I do not know how to speak, for I am only a boy.”(B) 7 But the Lord said to me,
“Do not say, ‘I am only a boy,’
for you shall go to all to whom I send you,
and you shall speak whatever I command you.
1 John 4:19
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19 We love[a] because he first loved us.
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- 4.19 Other ancient authorities add him or God
1 Peter 3:15
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15 but in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be ready to make your defense to anyone who demands from you an accounting for the hope that is in you,(A)
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Ephesians 2:10
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10 For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we may walk in them.(A)
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Luke 6:13
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13 And when day came, he called his disciples and chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles:(A)
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Galatians 1:15
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15 But when the one[a] who had set me apart before I was born and called me through his grace was pleased(A)
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- 1.15 Other ancient authorities read God
Acts 22:14
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14 Then he said, ‘The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear his own voice,(A)
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Acts 1:24
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24 Then they prayed and said, “Lord, you know everyone’s heart. Show us which one of these two you have chosen(A)
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John 16:23-24
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23 On that day you will ask nothing of me.[a] Very truly, I tell you, if you ask anything of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.[b] 24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.(A)
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John 6:70
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70 Jesus answered them, “Did I not choose you, the twelve? Yet one of you is a devil.”(A)
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1 Peter 1:14-21
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14 Like obedient children, do not be conformed to the desires that you formerly had in ignorance. 15 Instead, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in all your conduct,(A) 16 for it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”(B)
17 If you invoke as Father the one who judges impartially according to each person’s work, live in fear during the time of your exile.(C) 18 You know that you were ransomed from the futile conduct inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without defect or blemish.(D) 20 He was destined before the foundation of the world but was revealed at the end of the ages for your sake.(E) 21 Through him you have come to trust in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your trust and hope are in God.
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John 14:13-14
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13 I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If in my name you ask me[a] for anything, I will do it.
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- 14.14 Other ancient authorities lack me
Matthew 28:18-19
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18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.(A) 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit(B)
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Psalm 71:18
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18 So even to old age and gray hairs,
O God, do not forsake me,
until I proclaim your might
to all the generations to come.[a]
Your power(A)
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- 71.18 Gk Compare Syr: Heb to a generation, to all who come
1 John 4:10
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10 In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.(A)
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John 15:7-8
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7 If you abide in me and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.(A) 8 My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become[a] my disciples.(B)
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- 15.8 Or be
Mark 16:15-16
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15 And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the good news[a] to the whole creation. 16 The one who believes and is baptized will be saved, but the one who does not believe will be condemned.
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- 16.15 Or gospel
Isaiah 55:10-13
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10 For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven
and do not return there until they have watered the earth,
making it bring forth and sprout,
giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,(A)
11 so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;
it shall not return to me empty,
but it shall accomplish that which I purpose
and succeed in the thing for which I sent it.(B)
12 For you shall go out in joy
and be led back in peace;
the mountains and the hills before you
shall burst into song,
and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.(C)
13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress;
instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle,
and it shall be to the Lord for a memorial,
for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.(D)
Isaiah 49:1-3
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The Servant’s Mission
49 Listen to me, O coastlands;
pay attention, you peoples from far away!
The Lord called me before I was born;
while I was in my mother’s womb he named me.(A)
2 He made my mouth like a sharp sword;
in the shadow of his hand he hid me;
he made me a polished arrow;
in his quiver he hid me away.(B)
3 And he said to me, “You are my servant,
Israel, in whom I will be glorified.”(C)
Isaiah 27:6
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6 In days to come[a] Jacob shall take root;
Israel shall blossom and put forth shoots
and fill the whole world with fruit.(A)
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- 27.6 Heb Those to come
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