21 Bible Verses about Chosen Disciples

And when it was day, He called His disciples to Him: and having chosen twelve from them, whom He also named apostles;

You did not choose me, but I chose you, and placed you in your position, that you may go forth and bear fruit, and your fruit may abide: in order that He may give you whatsoever you may ask in my name.

If you were of the world, the world would love its own: but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, on this account the world hates you.

I do not speak concerning you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the Scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me has lifted up his heel against me.

Jesus responded to them, Have I not chosen you twelve, and one of you is devilish?

And praying they said, Thou, O Lord, Heart-searcher of all, show up the one of these two, whom thou hast chosen

from the day on which, having given commandment through the Holy Ghost to the apostles whom He had chosen, He was received up.

Salute Rufus the elect in the Lord, and his mother and mine.

And the Lord said to him, Go: because he is a vessel of election to me, to bear my name both before the Gentiles, and kings, and sons of Israel:

as he elected us in himself before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless in his presence.

knowing, brethren beloved of God, your election,

But we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning unto salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth;

Hear, my beloved brethren. Has not God chosen the poor in the world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to those who love him with divine love?

Therefore, brethren, be the more diligent to make your calling and election sure: for doing these things you can never fall.

These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall conquer them, because he is the Lord of lords, and King of kings: and with him are the called, and the elect, and the faithful.

for the children not having been born, neither having done anything good or evil, in order that the purpose of God might stand according to election not of works, but of him that calleth,

And there being much disputation, Peter, having arisen, said to them, Men, brethren, you know that from ancient days God chose among you, that the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel through my mouth, and believe.

but God has chosen the foolish things of the world, that he may confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world, that he may confound the strong;

Thus then there is even at this time a remnant left according to the election of grace:

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the elect sojourners of the Dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ. Grace to you, and peace, be multiplied.

and God has chosen the base-born of the world, and those of no reputation, the things which are not, that He may set at nought the things which are,