John 15:8,16
John 15:8 New Living Translation (NLT)
When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father.
John 15:16 New Living Translation (NLT)
You didn’t choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name.
John 15:5-8 The Message (MSG)
“I am the Vine, you are the branches. When you’re joined with me and I with you, the relation intimate and organic, the harvest is sure to be abundant. Separated, you can’t produce a thing. Anyone who separates from me is deadwood, gathered up and thrown on the bonfire. But if you make yourselves at home with me and my words are at home in you, you can be sure that whatever you ask will be listened to and acted upon. This is how my Father shows who he is—when you produce grapes, when you mature as my disciples.
John 15:16 The Message (MSG)
“You didn’t choose me, remember; I chose you, and put you in the world to bear fruit, fruit that won’t spoil. As fruit bearers, whatever you ask the Father in relation to me, he gives you.
John 15:8 King James Version (KJV)
Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.
John 15:16 King James Version (KJV)
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.
John 15:8 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples.
John 15:16 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you.
John 15:8 New Century Version (NCV)
You should produce much fruit and show that you are my followers, which brings glory to my Father.
John 15:16 New Century Version (NCV)
You did not choose me; I chose you. And I gave you this work: to go and produce fruit, fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you anything you ask for in my name.
John 15:8 American Standard Version (ASV)
Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; and so shall ye be my disciples.
John 15:16 American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
John 15:8 New International Version (NIV)
This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.
John 15:16 New International Version (NIV)
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.
John 15:8 New King James Version (NKJV)
By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.
John 15:16 New King James Version (NKJV)
You did not 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 ask the Father in My name He may give you.
John 15:8 Amplified Bible (AMP)
My Father is glorified and honored by this, when you bear much fruit, and prove yourselves to be My [true] disciples.
John 15:16 Amplified Bible (AMP)
You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed and placed and purposefully planted you, so that you would go and bear fruit and keep on bearing, and that your fruit will remain and be lasting, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name [as My representative] He may give to you.
John 15:8 The Passion Translation (TPT)
When your lives bear abundant fruit, you demonstrate that you are my mature disciples who glorify my Father!
John 15:16 The Passion Translation (TPT)
You didn’t choose me, but I’ve chosen and commissioned you to go into the world to bear fruit. And your fruit will last, because whatever you ask of my Father, for my sake, he will give it to you!
John 15:8 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.