But God chose what is nonsense in the world to make the wise feel ashamed. God chose what is weak in the world to make the strong feel ashamed.

When daylight came, he called his disciples and chose twelve of them, whom he also called apostles:

Jesus answered them, "I chose you, the Twelve, didn't I? Yet one of you is a devil."

This suggestion pleased the whole group. So they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a gentile convert to Judaism from Antioch.

"Men of Israel and you who fear God, listen! The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors and made them a great people during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with a public display of power he led them out of there.

After a lengthy debate, Peter stood up and told them, "Brothers, you know that in the early days, God chose me to be the one among you through whom the gentiles would hear the message of the gospel and believe.

while Paul chose Silas and left after the brothers had entrusted him to the grace of the Lord.

God has not rejected his people whom he chose long ago. Do you not know what the Scripture says in the story about Elijah, when he pleads with God against Israel?

And God chose what is insignificant in the world, what is despised, what is nothing, in order to destroy what is something,

just as he chose us in the Messiah before the creation of the universe to be holy and blameless in his presence. In love

Instead, poured out in emptiness, a servant's form did he possess, a mortal man becoming. In human form he chose to be,

At all times we are obligated to thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you to be the first fruits for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through faith in the truth.