So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many are called, but few chosen.

And saith to him, Friend, how camest thou in hither, not having a wedding-garment? And he was speechless.

and nothing shall in any wise hurt you.

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

And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one who seeth the Son, and believeth on him, should have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

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.

Jesus answered them, Have I not chosen you twelve? Yet one of you is a devil.

I know whom I have chosen, that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me, hath lift up his heel against me.

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.

If ye were of the world, the world would love its own; but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

Father, I will that these also whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am, that they may behold my glory which thou hast given me; for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

Him hath God exalted, a Prince and a Saviour with his right-hand, to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

But the Lord said unto him, Go: for he is a chosen vessel to me, to bear my name before nations and kings, and the children of Israel.

And the Gentiles hearing it were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life, believed.

And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, to know his will, and see that Just one, and hear the voice of his mouth.

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

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.

our father Isaac, The children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil (that the purpose of God according to election might stand not of works, but of him that called,) It was said to her, The elder shall serve the younger. As it is written, I have loved Jacob, read more. and hated Esau.

So then he hath mercy on whom he willeth, and whom he willeth, he hardneth.

And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, whom he had before prepared for glory?

And so likewise at the present time, there is a remnant, according to the election of grace. But if by grace, then it is no more of works: else grace is no longer grace. And if it be of works, then it is no more grace; else work is no longer work.

But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,

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,

Having predestinated us to the adoption of sons to himself by Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,

For by grace ye are saved through faith; and this not of yourselves:

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

And I intreat thee also, true yoke-fellow, help those women who laboured together with me in the gospel, with both Clement and my other fellow-labourers, whose names are in the book of life.

) Knowing, beloved brethren, your election 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.

For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, especially of them that believe.

not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus, before the world began;

No man that warreth intangleth himself in the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath inlisted him.

not answering again, Not stealing, but shewing all good fidelity, that they may in all things adorn the gospel of God our Saviour.

And from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first begotten from the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth: