21 Bible Verses about Chosen Disciples

And when day dawned he called his disciples, and from among them he selected twelve, whom also he called Apostles missionaries.

"You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.

"If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own; but because you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, for that reason the world hates you.

I do not speak concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen, but it is that the Scripture may be fulfilled, which says. "He who eats my bread has lifted up his heel against me.

In reply Jesus said to them. "Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? And yet even of you one is an enemy."

and they prayed, saying. "Thou, O Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show clearly which of these two men thou hast chosen to fill the place

after giving instructions through the Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up to heaven.

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

"Go," answered the Lord, "this man is chosen instrument of mine to bear my name before the nations and their kings, and before the Children of Israel also;

Even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world to be holy and without blemish in his sight.

For I know, O brothers, beloved of God, that he has chosen you;

But for you, brothers, whom the Lord loves, I ought to give thanks to God continually, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation in consecration of the Spirit and belief of the truth.

Listen, my dear brothers, has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith, and to inherit the kingdom which he has promised to those who love him?

So, brothers, take diligent care to make your calling and election sure; for if you do this, you will never stumble.

These will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is the Lord of lords, and King of kings. And they who are with him are called and faithful and chosen."

and even though they were still unborn, and had done nothing either good or bad, in order that the purpose of God might stand according to election, not of works, but of Him who called,

and after there had been a long discussion, Peter rose and said: "Brothers, you know how a good while ago God made choice among you, that from my lips the Gentiles were to hear the message of the gospel and believe.

No, God has chosen the world's folly to confound its philosophy; and the world's weakness to confound its strength.

In the same way also at this time there is a remnant chosen by gift of grace.

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the elect who are sojourners of the dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Roman Asia, and Bithynia, according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ; Grace and peace be multiplied to you.

The world's base things has God chosen, and the things that are not, to bring to naught the things that are;