Jesus chose his disciples and appointed them to go and bear fruit — fruit that would last. Their task was to bear fruit, but not in their own strength. They were to remain in the vine which would provide for the fruit. They did not first choose him, he chose them to become his friends. He died for them and us while we were still sinners.
So Jesus has told his disciples to abide in him, let his words abide in them, abide in his love and all this so that his joy may remain in them and that they may produce fruit that abides. Jesus did not specify what he meant by everlasting fruit, but talked about love, which Paul later included at the top of his list of fruit. Christ left his disciples and so us with a concluding command in the next verse, love each other. That's what Jesus said.
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