25 Important Bible Verses About God Choosing Us

John 15:16 – Chosen to Bear Fruit

“You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.”

Ephesians 1:4 – Chosen Before the Creation of the World

“For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love”

1 Peter 2:9 – A Chosen People

“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.”

John 6:44 – Drawn by the Father

“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day.”

Deuteronomy 7:6 – Chosen as a Treasured Possession

“For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession.”

1 Thessalonians 1:4 – Chosen and Loved by God

“For we know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that he has chosen you.”

Acts 9:15 – Chosen as a Vessel

“But the Lord said to Ananias, ‘Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel.'”

1 Corinthians 1:27-28 – Chosen to Shame the Wise

“But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are.”

Jeremiah 1:5 – Known and Chosen by God

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

Psalm 33:12 – Chosen as His Inheritance

“Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance.”

Matthew 20:16 – Many Are Called, But Few Are Chosen

“So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”

Romans 8:33 – God’s Elect

“Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies.”

Isaiah 41:9 – Chosen and not Rejected

“I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I called you. I said, ‘You are my servant’; I have chosen you and have not rejected you.”

1 Peter 5:6 – Chosen to be Lifted Up

“Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.”

Colossians 3:12 – Chosen to be Holy and Dearly Loved

“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.”

John 6:70 – Chosen Yet One is a Devil

“Then Jesus replied, ‘Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!'”

Deuteronomy 14:2 – Chosen to be a Treasured Possession

“For you are a people holy to the LORD your God, and the LORD has chosen you to be his treasured possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.”

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Matthew 22:14 – Many are Called, but Few are Chosen

“For many are called, but few are chosen.”

1 Peter 1:2 – Chosen by the Sanctifying Work of the Spirit

“Who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.”

Joshua 24:22 – Chosen to Serve the Lord

“Then Joshua said, ‘You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the LORD.’ ‘Yes, we are witnesses,’ they replied.”

Matthew 24:22 – Chosen for the Sake of the Elect

“If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.”

1 Timothy 1:12 – Chosen for Service

“I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me trustworthy, appointing me to his service.”

Isaiah 65:9 – Chosen for His Servants to Possess the Land

“I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, and from Judah those who will possess my mountains; my chosen people will inherit them, and there will my servants live.”

Matthew 12:18 – My Chosen One

“Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.”

2 Thessalonians 2:13 – Chosen to be Saved

“But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth.”

Zechariah 3:2 – Chosen and Plucked from the Fire

“The LORD said to Satan, ‘The LORD rebuke you, Satan! The LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is not this man a burning stick snatched from the fire?'”

Matthew 24:31 – Chosen by Angels

“And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.”

Psalm 105:43 – Chosen Ones of God

“He brought out his people with rejoicing, his chosen ones with shouts of joy.”

Matthew 22:11 – Chosen by a Wedding Garment

“But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.”

Psalm 65:4 – Chosen to Draw Near to God

“Blessed are those you choose and bring near to live in your courts! We are filled with the good things of your house, of your holy temple.”

Matthew 20:16 – The Last Shall be First

“So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”

Exodus 19:6 – Chosen to be a Kingdom of Priests

“You will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites.”

Matthew 13:43 – Chosen Ones Shine Like the Sun

“Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear.”

1 Samuel 16:8 – Man Looks at Outward Appearance, But God Looks at the Heart

“But the LORD said to Samuel, ‘Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.'”

Romans 9:11 – Chosen Before They Were Born or Had Done Anything Good or Bad

“Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad—in order that God’s purpose in election might stand.”

1 Peter 2:4 – Chosen as Living Stones

“As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him.”

Isaiah 1:18 – Though Your Sins are Like Scarlet, They Shall be as White as Snow

“‘Come now, let us settle the matter,’ says the LORD. ‘Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.'”

Colossians 3:15 – Chosen for Peace

“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.”

Isaiah 49:7 – Chosen and Despised by the Nation

“This is what the LORD says—the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel—to him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the servant of rulers: ‘Kings will see you and stand up, princes will see and bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.'”

Mark 13:20 – Chosen for the Sake of the Elect

“If the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, whom he has chosen, he has shortened them.”

Psalm 106:23 – Chosen to Stand Before God

“So he said he would destroy them—had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him to keep his wrath from destroying them.”

Matthew 24:22 – Chosen for the Sake of the Elect

“If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.”

Deuteronomy 4:37 – Chosen out of All the Peoples on the Face of the Earth

“Because he loved your ancestors and chose their descendants after them, he brought you out of Egypt by his Presence and his great strength.”

Psalm 47:4 – Chosen for Our Inheritance

“He chose our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom he loved.”

Matthew 12:18 – God’s Chosen One

“Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.”

Acts 15:7 – Chosen by God

“After much discussion, Peter got up and addressed them: ‘Brothers, you know that some time ago God made a choice among you that the Gentiles might hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.”