Choose (Act)

When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles:

And a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to Him!”

But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”

When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:

Jesus answered them, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”

I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’

You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.

If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.

until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.

And they prayed, “Lord, You know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two You have chosen

This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.

“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.

The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land.

After much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you that the Gentiles would hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.

Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,

So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand,

In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.

What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened,

Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs.

But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,

For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love

Brothers who are beloved by God, we know that He has chosen you,

Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?

Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,