John 15:16-18

International Standard Version

¹⁶ “You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you. I have appointed you to go and produce fruit that will last,^[a] so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he will give it to you. ¹⁷ I am giving you these commandments so that you may love one another.”

The World’s Hatred

¹⁸ “If the world hates you, you should realize that it hated me before you.