21 Bible Verses about Predestination, Spiritual Events

At that time Jesus responding said, I praise thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, because thou hast hidden these things from the wise and the prudent, and reveal them unto babes. Yea, Father, because it was so well pleasing in thy sight.

So the last shall be first, and first last.

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a testimony to all the nations; and then the end shall come.

for false Christs and false prophets will rise up, and give great signs and wonders; so as to deceive even the elect, if possible.

And when they mocked Him, they divested Him of the purple robe, and put on Him His own raiment: and lead Him away in order that they may crucify Him.

And He said; To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to the rest in parables; in order that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

Everything which the Father giveth unto me shall come to me; and him that cometh unto me I will in no wise cast out.

as thou didst give Him authority over all flesh, in order that whatsoever thou hast given unto Him, He may give unto them eternal life.

in the hope of eternal life, which God who cannot lie, promised before the eternal times,

He said to them; It is not your province, to know the times or seasons, which the Father placed in His own authority.

praising God, and having favor unto all the people. And the Lord was daily adding to them those who were being saved.

For you see your calling, brethren, that there are not many wise according to the flesh, not many influential, not many high-born: 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; 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,read more.
in order that no flesh can boast in the sight of God.

but we speak the wisdom of God having been hidden in a mystery, which God predestinated before the ages unto our glory: which no one of the princes of this age knew; for if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

as he elected us in himself before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless in his presence. in love having predestinated us unto the adoption of sons unto himself through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,

having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his own good pleasure, which he purposed in himself in the economy of the fulness of the times, to rehead all things in Christ, those in the heavens, and those upon the earth; in him, in whom we were also chosen by lot, having been predestinated according to the purpose of him who works all things within us according to the counsel of his own will;

for we are his workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God before prepared that we should walk in them.

and having put on the new man, who is renewed into perfect knowledge according to the image of him who created him:

knowing, brethren beloved of God, your election, because our gospel came not unto you in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as you know what sort we were among you for your sakes.

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; unto which He also called you through our gospel, unto the possession of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

the one having saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before the eternal times,

Of his own will begat he us by the word of truth, that we should be some first fruit of his creations.