'Elect' in the Bible

And unless those days had been shortened, {no human being would be saved}. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be shortened.

For false messiahs and false prophets will appear, and will produce great signs and wonders in order to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect together from the four winds, from [one] end of heaven to the [other] end of it.

And if the Lord had not shortened the days, {no human being would be saved}. But for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he has shortened the days.

For false messiahs and false prophets will appear, and will produce signs and wonders in order to mislead, if possible, the elect.

And then he will send out the angels, and will gather the elect together from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the end of heaven.

Who will bring charges against God's elect? God [is] the one who justifies.

What then? What Israel was searching for, this it did not obtain. But the elect obtained [it], and the rest were hardened,

I testify solemnly before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels that you observe these [things] without prejudice, doing nothing according to partiality.

The elder, to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth--and not I alone, but also all those who know the truth--

The children of your elect sister greet you.