Popular Bible Verses about Chosen - Page 11

Found 190 Verses (from 101)

Matthew 20:16

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"So the last will be first, and the first will be last." NIV

So those who [now] are last will be first [then], and those who [now] are first will be last [then]. For many are called, but few chosen. AMP

So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen. KJV

Deuteronomy 14:2

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

For you are a holy people [set apart] to the Lord your God; and the Lord has chosen you to be a peculiar people to Himself, above all the nations on the earth. AMP

For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth. KJV

Isaiah 41:8

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"But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, you descendants of Abraham my friend," NIV

But you, Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham My friend, [Heb. 2:16; James 2:23.] AMP

But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. KJV

Psalms 16:5

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LORD, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure. NIV

The Lord is my chosen and assigned portion, my cup; You hold and maintain my lot. AMP

The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot. KJV

Isaiah 44:2

Bible Rank: 17,136

This is what the LORD says – he who made you, who formed you in the womb, and who will help you: Do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen. NIV

Thus says the Lord, Who made you and formed you from the womb, Who will help you: Fear not, O Jacob, My servant, and you Jeshurun [the upright one--applied to Israel as a type of the Messiah], whom I have chosen. AMP

Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen. KJV

2 Samuel 6:1

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David again brought together all the able young men of Israel – thirty thousand. NIV

AGAIN DAVID gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, 30,000. AMP

Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand. KJV

2 John 1:1

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The elder, To the lady chosen by God and to her children, whom I love in the truth – and not I only, but also all who know the truth – NIV

THE ELDERLY elder [of the church addresses this letter] to the elect (chosen) lady (Cyria) and her children, whom I truly love--and not only I but also all who are [progressively] learning to recognize and know and understand the Truth-- AMP

The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth; KJV

Romans 11:7

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What then? What the people of Israel sought so earnestly they did not obtain. The elect among them did, but the others were hardened NIV

What then [shall we conclude]? Israel failed to obtain what it sought [God's favor by obedience to the Law]. Only the elect (those chosen few) obtained it, while the rest of them became callously indifferent (blinded, hardened, and made insensible to it). AMP

What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded. KJV

1 Chronicles 29:1

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Then King David said to the whole assembly: "My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The task is great, because this palatial structure is not for human beings but for the LORD God." NIV

AND KING David said to all the assembly, Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is yet young, tender, and inexperienced; and the work is great, for the palace is not to be for man but for the Lord God. AMP

Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God. KJV

Matthew 27:15

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Now it was the governor's custom at the festival to release a prisoner chosen by the crowd. NIV

Now at the Feast [of the Passover] the governor was in the habit of setting free for the people any one prisoner whom they chose. AMP

Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would. KJV