17 Bible Verses about Being Chosen

But ye are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a purchased people, that ye may shew forth the virtues of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: Who in time past were not a people, but now are the people of God;

As he hath chosen us through him, before the foundation of the world, that we might be holy and blameless before him in love, Having predestinated us to the adoption of sons to himself by Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,

As he hath chosen us through him, before the foundation of the world, that we might be holy and blameless before him in love,

No man can come to me, unless the Father who hath sent me, draw him; and I will raise him up at the last day.

And we know, that all things work together for good, to them that love God, to them that are called according to his purpose.

For we are his workmanship, created through Christ Jesus unto good works, which God had before prepared, that we might walk in them.

In him through whom we also have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him that worketh all things after the counsel of his own will,

For whom he foreknew, he also predestinated, conformable to the image of his Son, that he might be the first-born among many brethren.

And whom he predestinated, them he also called; and whom he called, them he also justified; and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and appointed you that ye may go and bear fruit, and your fruit may remain; that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

All that the Father giveth me, will come to me, and him that cometh to me, I will in no wise cast out.

For this is my blood of the New Testament, which is shed for many, for the remission of sins.

And when he hath led forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.

And Jesus answering, spake to them again in parables, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a king, who made a marriage-feast for his son. And sent forth his servants to call them that were invited, to the marriage; but they would not come.read more.
Again he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them who were invited, behold I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come to the marriage. But they slighting it, went one to his farm, another to his merchandise. And the rest laying hold on his servants, treated them shamefully and slew them. And the king hearing it was wroth, and sending forth his troops, destroyed those murderers and burnt their city. Then saith he to his servants, The marriage-feast is prepared, but they who were invited were not worthy. Go ye therefore into the highways, and invite whomsoever ye find to the wedding-banquet. So those servants going out into the highways, gathered together all whomsoever they found, both bad and good. And the feast was abundantly supplied with guests. But the king coming in to see the guests, saw there a man who had not on a wedding-garment, And saith to him, Friend, how camest thou in hither, not having a wedding-garment? And he was speechless. Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into the outer darkness: there shall be weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few chosen.

For many are called, but few chosen.

Therefore ye are no longer strangers, and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints and of the houshold of God,

But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to Salvation, thro' sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth.