'Called' in the Bible

Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth,

He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David;

The angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God.

And behold, even your relative Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age; and she who was called barren is now in her sixth month.

But his mother answered and said, “No indeed; but he shall be called John.”

And they said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by that name.”

And they made signs to his father, as to what he wanted him called.

“And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High;For you will go on before the Lord to prepare His ways;

Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,

And when eight days had passed, before His circumcision, His name was then called Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.

(as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”),

And when day came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as apostles:

and Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot;

Soon afterwards He went to a city called Nain; and His disciples were going along with Him, accompanied by a large crowd.

and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and sicknesses: Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

He, however, took her by the hand and called, saying, “Child, arise!”

And He called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all the demons and to heal diseases.

When the apostles returned, they gave an account to Him of all that they had done. Taking them with Him, He withdrew by Himself to a city called Bethsaida.

She had a sister called Mary, who was seated at the Lord’s feet, listening to His word.

When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your sickness.”

I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me as one of your hired men.”’

And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

And he called him and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’

But Jesus called for them, saying, “Permit the children to come to Me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

And he called out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

And there was a man called by the name of Zaccheus; he was a chief tax collector and he was rich.

And he called ten of his slaves, and gave them ten minas and said to them, ‘Do business with this until I come back.’

When he returned, after receiving the kingdom, he ordered that these slaves, to whom he had given the money, be called to him so that he might know what business they had done.

When He approached Bethphage and Bethany, near the mount that is called Olivet, He sent two of the disciples,

Now during the day He was teaching in the temple, but at evening He would go out and spend the night on the mount that is called Olivet.

Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was approaching.

And Satan entered into Judas who was called Iscariot, belonging to the number of the twelve.

And He said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who have authority over them are called ‘Benefactors.’

While He was still speaking, behold, a crowd came, and the one called Judas, one of the twelve, was preceding them; and he approached Jesus to kiss Him.

When they came to the place called The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.