John 15:16
It was not you who chose me, it is I that have chosen you, and appointed you to go and bear fruit??ruit that shall be lasting, so that the Father may grant you whatever you ask him for as my followers.
John 6:70
Jesus answered them, "Did I not myself select all twelve of you? And even of you, one is an informer."
John 13:18
I do not mean all of you; I know whom I have chosen; but let the Scripture be fulfilled: " 'He who is eating my bread Has raised his heel against me.'
John 15:19
If you belonged to the world, the world would love what was its own. But it is because you do not belong to the world, but I have selected you from the world, that the world hates you.
Matthew 21:22
And everything that you pray for with faith, you will obtain."
Matthew 28:18-19
And Jesus came up to them and said, "Full authority in heaven and on the earth has been given to me.
Mark 16:15-16
And he said to them, "Go to the whole world and proclaim the good news to all the creation.
Luke 6:13
When day came, he called his disciples to him, and chose twelve of them whom he named apostles:
Luke 24:47-49
and that repentance leading to the forgiveness of sins should be preached to all the heathen in his name.
John 14:13-14
Anything you ask for as followers of mine I will grant, so that the Father may be honored through the Son.
John 15:7-8
If you remain united to me and my words remain in your hearts, ask for whatever you please and you shall have it.
John 16:23-24
When that time comes, you will not ask me any questions; I tell you, whatever you ask the Father for, he will give you as my followers.
John 20:21-23
Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you! Just as my Father sent me forth so I now send you."
John 21:15-17
When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, are you more devoted to me than these others are?" Peter said to him, "Yes, Master, you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Then feed my lambs!"
Acts 1:8
but you will be given power when the holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be witnesses for me in Jerusalem and all over Judea and Samaria and to the very ends of the earth."
Acts 1:24
And they prayed, saying, "Lord, you who know all hearts, show us which one of these two you have chosen
Acts 9:15
The Lord said to him, "Go! This man is the means I have chosen for carrying my name among the heathen and their kings, and among the descendants of Israel.
Acts 10:41
not by all the people, but by witnesses whom God had designated beforehand, that is, by us, who ate and drank with him after he had risen from the dead.
Acts 20:25-28
Now I know perfectly well that none of you among whom I went about preaching the Kingdom of God will ever see my face again.
Acts 22:14
and he said, 'The God of our forefathers has appointed you to learn his will and to see his Righteous One and hear him speak,
Romans 1:5
through whom we have received God's favor and been commissioned in his name to urge obedience and faith upon all the heathen,
Romans 1:13
I want you to understand, brothers, that I have often intended to come to see you (though thus far I have been prevented) in order to produce some results among you, as well as among the rest of the heathen.
Romans 9:11-16
For before the children were born or had done anything either good or bad, in order to carry out God's purpose of selection, which depends not on what men do but on his calling them,
Romans 9:21
Has not the potter with his clay the right to make from the same lump one thing for exalted uses and another for menial ones?
Romans 15:4
For everything that was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that by being steadfast and through the encouragement the Scriptures give, we might hold our hope fast.
Romans 15:15-19
But, just to refresh your memories, I have written you pretty boldly on some points, because of the favor God has shown me
1 Corinthians 3:6-7
I did the planting, Apollos the watering, but it was God who made the plants grow.
1 Corinthians 9:16-18
As far as preaching the good news is concerned, that is nothing for me to boast of, for I cannot help doing it. For I am ruined if I do not preach.
1 Corinthians 10:11
These things happened to them as a warning to others, but they were written down to instruct us, in whose days the ages have reached their climax.
Galatians 1:15
And when God, who had set me apart from my birth and had called me in his mercy, saw fit
Ephesians 2:10
For he has made us, creating us through our union with Christ Jesus for the life of goodness which God had predestined us to live.
Colossians 1:6
came among you, to thrive and bear its fruit among you, as it does all over the world, from the time when you first heard about the mercy of God,
1 Timothy 2:7
and I was appointed a herald and apostle of it?? am telling the truth, I am not lying??o teach the heathen faith and truth.
2 Timothy 1:11
of which I have been appointed a herald, apostle and teacher.
2 Timothy 2:2
The things you learned from me before many witnesses you must commit to trustworthy men who will be capable of teaching others.
2 Timothy 3:15-17
and how from childhood you have known the Scriptures which can give you the wisdom that through faith in Christ Jesus leads to salvation.
Titus 1:5
I left you behind in Crete expressly to correct what defects there were, and to appoint elders in each town, as I directed you??6 men of irreproachable character, who have been married only once, whose children are Christians, free from any suspicion of profligacy or disobedience.
Hebrews 11:4
Faith made Abel's sacrifice greater in the sight of God than Cain's; through faith he gained God's approval as an upright man, for God himself approved his offering, and through faith even when he was dead he still spoke.
James 3:18
The harvest uprightness yields must be sown in peace, by peacemakers.
1 Peter 1:14-21
Like obedient children, do not adapt yourselves to the cravings you used to follow when you were ignorant,
1 Peter 3:2
when they see how chaste and submissive you are.
1 Peter 3:15
but reverence Christ in your hearts as Lord, and always be ready to make your defense to anyone who calls you to account for the hope that you have. But do so gently and respectfully,
1 John 4:10
The love consists not in our having loved God, but in his loving us and sending his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
1 John 4:19
We love because he loved us first.