John 15:16 — King James Version← Study notes
“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 15:16 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · John 15:1635 words
οὐχouchnot
ὑμεῖςhymeisyou
μεmeI
ἐξελέξασθεexelexasthemake choice, choose (out), chosen
ἀλλ’all’and, but (even), howbeit
ἐγὼegōI
ἐξελεξάμηνexelexamēnmake choice, choose (out), chosen
ὑμᾶςhymasyou
καὶkaiand / also
ἔθηκαethēka+ advise, appoint, bow
ὑμᾶςhymasyou
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
ὑμεῖςhymeisyou
ὑπάγητεhypagētedepart, get
hence, go (a-)way
καὶkaiand / also
καρπὸνkarponfruit
φέρητεpherētebe, bear, bring (forth)
καὶkaiand / also
ὁhothe
καρπὸςkarposfruit
ὑμῶνhymōnyou
μένῃmenēabide, continue, dwell
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
ὅhowho / which
τιtia (kind
of), any (man, thing
ἂνanif / would
αἰτήσητεaitēsēteask, beg, call
for
τὸνtonthe
πατέραpaterafather, parent
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῷtōthe
ὀνόματίonomaticalled, (+
sur-)name(-d)
μουmouI
δῷdōgive
ὑμῖνhyminyou
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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