John 15:16
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16 You did not choose me, but (A)I chose you and appointed you that you should go and (B)bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that (C)whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
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John 15:19
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19 (A)If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because (B)you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
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2 Timothy 2:2
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2 and (A)what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses (B)entrust to faithful men,[a] (C)who will be able to teach others also.
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- 2 Timothy 2:2 The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women, depending on the context
John 13:18
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18 (A)I am not speaking of all of you; I know (B)whom I have chosen. But (C)the Scripture will be fulfilled,[a] (D)‘He who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me.’
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- John 13:18 Greek But in order that the Scripture may be fulfilled
Jeremiah 1:5-7
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5 (A)“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
and before you were born (B)I consecrated you;
I appointed you a prophet (C)to the nations.”
6 Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, (D)I do not know how to speak, (E)for I am only a youth.” 7 But the Lord said to me,
“Do not say, ‘I am only a youth’;
for to all to whom I send you, you shall go,
and (F)whatever I command you, you shall speak.
2 Timothy 3:15-17
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15 and how (A)from childhood you have been acquainted with (B)the sacred writings, (C)which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 (D)All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that (E)the man of God[a] may be complete, (F)equipped (G)for every good work.
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- 2 Timothy 3:17 That is, a messenger of God (the phrase echoes a common Old Testament expression)
1 John 4:19
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19 (A)We love because he first loved us.
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1 Peter 3:15
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15 but (A)in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, (B)always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and (C)respect,
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Luke 6:13
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13 And when day came, (A)he called his disciples (B)and (C)chose from them twelve, whom he named (D)apostles:
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Galatians 1:15
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15 But when he (A)who had set me apart (B)before I was born,[a] and who (C)called me by his grace,
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- Galatians 1:15 Greek set me apart from my mother's womb
Acts 1:24
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24 And (A)they prayed and said, “You, Lord, (B)who know the hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen
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John 16:23-24
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John 6:70
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70 Jesus answered them, (A)“Did I not choose you, (B)the twelve? And yet one of you is (C)a devil.”
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1 Peter 1:14-21
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14 As obedient children, (A)do not be conformed to the passions (B)of your former ignorance, 15 but (C)as he who called you is holy, you also be holy (D)in all your conduct, 16 since it is written, (E)“You shall be holy, for I am holy.” 17 And if you (F)call on him as Father who (G)judges (H)impartially according to each one's deeds, conduct yourselves (I)with fear throughout the time of your exile, 18 knowing that you (J)were ransomed from (K)the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, 19 but (L)with the precious blood of Christ, like that of (M)a lamb (N)without blemish or spot. 20 He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but (O)was made manifest (P)in the last times for the sake of you 21 (Q)who through him are believers in God, (R)who raised him from the dead and (S)gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
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John 14:13-14
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13 (A)Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that (B)the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 (C)If you ask me[a] anything in my name, I will do it.
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- John 14:14 Some manuscripts omit me
Matthew 28:18-19
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18 And Jesus came and said to them, (A)“All authority (B)in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 (C)Go therefore and (D)make disciples of (E)all nations, (F)baptizing them (G)in[a] (H)the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
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- Matthew 28:19 Or into
Psalm 71:18
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18 So even to (A)old age and gray hairs,
O God, (B)do not forsake me,
until I proclaim your might to another generation,
your power to all those to come.
1 John 4:10
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10 In this is love, (A)not that we have loved God (B)but that he loved us and sent his Son to be (C)the propitiation for our sins.
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John 15:7-8
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7 If (A)you abide in me, and my words abide in you, (B)ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 (C)By this my Father is glorified, that you (D)bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.
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Isaiah 55:10-13
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10 (A)“For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven
and do not return there but water the earth,
making it bring forth and sprout,
(B)giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
11 so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;
it shall not return to me empty,
but (C)it shall accomplish that which I purpose,
and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.
12 (D)“For you shall go out in joy
and be led forth in peace;
(E)the mountains and the hills before you
shall break forth into singing,
and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
13 (F)Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress;
instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle;
and it shall make a name for the Lord,
an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”
Isaiah 49:1-3
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The Servant of the Lord
49 Listen to me, (A)O coastlands,
and give attention, you peoples (B)from afar.
(C)The Lord called me from the womb,
from the body of my mother he named my name.
2 (D)He made my mouth like a sharp sword;
(E)in the shadow of his hand he hid me;
he made me a polished arrow;
in his quiver he hid me away.
3 And he said to me, “You are my servant,
Israel, (F)in whom I will be glorified.”[a]
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- Isaiah 49:3 Or I will display my beauty
Isaiah 27:6
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6 (A)In days to come[a] Jacob shall take root,
Israel shall blossom and put forth shoots
and fill the whole world with fruit.
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- Isaiah 27:6 Hebrew In those to come
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