'Choosing' in the Bible

When Jesus noticed how the guests were choosing the places of honor, he told them a parable.

[choosing you for Myself and] rescuing you from the Jewish people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you,

And what if God, while choosing to make manifest the terrors of His anger and to show what is possible with Him, has yet borne with long-forbearing patience with the subjects of His anger who stand ready for destruction,

Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;

Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you; for as long as you practice these things, you will never stumble;