election
What does the Bible say about election? These are the passages readers found most helpful — tap any citation to read it in context.
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16You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you. And I have appointed you, so that you may go forth and bear fruit, and so that your fruit may last. Then whatever you have asked of the Father in my name, he shall give to you.
4just as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, so that we would be holy and immaculate in his sight, in charity. 5He has predestined us to adoption as sons, through Jesus Christ, in himself, according to the purpose of his will,
28And we know that, for those who love God, all things work together unto good, for those who, in accordance with his purpose, are called to be saints. 29For those whom he foreknew, he also predestined, in conformity with the image of his Son, so that he might be the Firstborn among many brothers. 30And those whom he predestined, he also called. And those whom he called, he also justified. And those whom he justified, he also glorified.
4just as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, so that we would be holy and immaculate in his sight, in charity.
48Then the Gentiles, upon hearing this, were gladdened, and they were glorifying the Word of the Lord. And as many as believed were preordained to eternal life.
13He has also called you into truth through our Gospel, unto the acquisition of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9who has freed us and has called us to his holy vocation, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus, before the ages of time.
37All that the Father gives to me shall come to me. And whoever comes to me, I will not cast out.
44No one is able to come to me, unless the Father, who has sent me, has drawn him. And I will raise him up on the last day.
16Therefore, it is not based on those who choose, nor on those who excel, but on God who takes pity.
8And all who inhabit the earth worshiped the beast, those whose names have not been written, from the origin of the world, in the Book of Life of the Lamb who was slain.
14For many are called, but few are chosen.’ ”