22 Bible Verses about Predestination, Spiritual Events

At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that, though thou didst hide these things from the wise and discerning, thou didst reveal them to babes. Yea, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight.

Thus the last will be first, and the first, last. And as

And these glad tidings of the kingdom will be published throughout the whole world for a testimony to all the nations; and then will come the end.

For there will rise up false Christs, and false prophets, and will show great signs and wonders, so that, if possible, even the chosen will be deceived.

And after they had made sport of him, they stripped him of the purple robe, and put his own garments on him. And they lead him out to crucify him.

And he said, To you it hath been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God; but to others [these things are spoken] in parables; that while seeing they may not see, and while hearing they may not understand.

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

according as thou gavest him authority over all flesh, that he should give everlasting life to all whom thou hast given him.

in hope of everlasting life, which God, who cannot lie, promised from the most ancient times,

But he said to them, It belongeth not to you to know times or seasons, which the Father appointed by his own authority.

praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were in the way of salvation.

For consider, brethren, who ye are that have been called; not many wise men after the fashion of the world, not many mighty, not many noble; but the foolish things of the world did God choose, to put to shame the wise; and the weak things of the world did God choose, to put to shame the things which are strong; and the mean things of the world, and the things which are despised, did God choose, the things which are not, to bring to nought things that are;read more.
that no flesh might glory before God.

but we speak Gods wisdom in a mystery, the hidden wisdom, which God determined on before the world was, for our glory; which none of the rulers of this world comprehended; for had they comprehended it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory;

according as he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him; having in love predestinated us for himself to be adopted as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,

having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in himself in reference to the dispensation of the fullness of the times, to gather for himself into one all things in Christ, the things which are in the heavens, and the things on the earth; even in him, in whom we also obtained the inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will,

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

to the intent that now to the principalities and powers in the heavenly regions might be known through the church the manifold wisdom of God, according to his purpose for ages, which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord;

and have put on the new man, who is renewed unto knowledge after the image of him that created him;

since we know, brethren beloved of God, that he hath chosen you; because the gospel preached by us came not to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance; as ye well know what sort of persons we became among you for your sake.

But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, that God chose you from the beginning to salvation in sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth; whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

who saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and the grace which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

Of his own will he begot us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.