1 Peter 2:9
But you are the elect race, the royal priesthood, the consecrated nation, the People who belong to Him, that you may proclaim the wondrous deeds of Him who has called you from darkness to his wonderful light ??10 you who once were no people and now are God's people, you who once were unpitied and now are pitied.
Matthew 11:26
yes, Father, I praise thee that such was thy chosen purpose.
John 15:16
You have not chosen me, it is I who have chosen you, appointing you to go and bear fruit ??fruit that lasts, so that the Father may grant you whatever you ask in my name.
Romans 9:13-18
As it is written, Jacob I loved but Esau I hated.
Romans 11:29
For God never goes back upon his gifts and call.
1 Corinthians 4:7
Who singles you out, my brother? What do you possess that has not been given you? And if it was given you, why do you boast as if it had been gained, not given?
Ephesians 1:6
redounding to the praise of his glorious grace bestowed on us in the Beloved,
Ephesians 1:12
to make us redound to the praise of his glory by being the first to put our hope in Christ.
Philippians 1:6
of this I am confident, that he who has begun the good work in you will go on completing it until the day of Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 13:5
Keep your life free from the love of money; be content with what you have, for He has said, Never will I fail you, never will I forsake you.