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You didn`t 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 will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
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Chosen by Grace
Multiple commentators, including Calvin and Barnes, emphasize that this verse highlights God's sovereign grace. The relationship with Christ begins with His initiative ('I chose you'), not human merit or seeking. This was a reversal of the common practice where disciples chose their teachers. This truth applies not just to the apostles but to all believers, showing that salvation and calling are gifts rooted in God's undeserved love.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
You have not chosen me. The word here translated chosen is that from which the word elect is derived, and it means the s…
But I chose you (αλλ' εγω εξελεξαμην υμας). First aorist middle indicative of εκλεγω. See this same verb and tense used for the ch…
19th Century
Anglican
You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you.—Compare Luke 6:12 and following, and in this Gospel John 6:70;[Reference J…
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Baptist
Ye are my friends, if ye do whatever I command you.
Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lo…
The disciples had not followed Jesus by some chance impulse; they had been chosen. He had invited them to interview him (1:39), he had promised to …
16th Century
Protestant
You have not chosen me. He declares even more clearly that it must not be ascribed to their own merit, but to His grace, that they have ar…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you Not but that they had made choice of him as their Lord and Master, Saviour and R…
Those whom God loves as a Father can despise the hatred of the entire world. Just as the Father loved Christ, who was most worthy, so he loved his …
13th Century
Catholic
1. Previously, our Lord urged us to love our neighbor based on His example. Here, Christ shows His disciples the benefit conferred on them, …