Chosen

For many are called, but few are chosen.”

If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.

For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.

And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

If the Lord had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has cut them short.

For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.

And He will send out the angels to gather His elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.

Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay in helping them?

The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”

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.

“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.

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.

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,

Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.

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.

Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me as well.

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

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

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

I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.

For this reason I endure all things for the sake of the elect, so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.

Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness,

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?

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen

As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,

For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

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

The elder, To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I alone, but also all who know the truth—

The children of your elect sister send you greetings.

They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”