And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;

And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.

And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,

And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:

The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.

And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God.