'Called' in the Bible

and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.

He stayed there until Herod died. In this way what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet was fulfilled: "I called my Son out of Egypt."

He came to a town called Nazareth and lived there. Then what had been spoken by the prophets was fulfilled, that Jesus would be called a Nazarene.

As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).

Going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in a boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. Then he called them.

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children of God.

So anyone who breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever obeys them and teaches others to do so will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Jesus called his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits so they could cast them out and heal every kind of disease and sickness.

Now these are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (called Peter), and Andrew his brother; James son of Zebedee and John his brother;

It is enough for the disciple to become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house 'Beelzebul,' how much more will they defame the members of his household!

Then he called the crowd to him and said, "Listen and understand.

Then Jesus called the disciples and said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days and they have nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away hungry since they may faint on the way."

He called a child, had him stand among them,

Then his lord called the first slave and said to him, 'Evil slave! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me!

But Jesus called them and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions use their authority over them.

Jesus stopped, called them, and said, "What do you want me to do for you?"

And he said to them, "It is written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you are turning it into a den of robbers!"

For many are called, but few are chosen."

But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,' for you have one Teacher and you are all brothers.

Nor are you to be called 'teacher,' for you have one teacher, the Christ.

Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to the disciples, "Sit here while I go over there and pray."

For this reason that field has been called the "Field of Blood" to this day.

So after they had assembled, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release for you, Jesus Barabbas or Jesus who is called the Christ?"

Pilate said to them, "Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Christ?" They all said, "Crucify him!"

They came to a place called Golgotha (which means "Place of the Skull")