Galatians 1:15
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15 But when he (A)who had set me apart (B)before I was born,[a] and who (C)called me by his grace,
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- Galatians 1:15 Greek set me apart from my mother's womb
Jeremiah 1:5
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5 (A)“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
and before you were born (B)I consecrated you;
I appointed you a prophet (C)to the nations.”
Isaiah 49:5
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5 (A)And now the Lord says,
he (B)who formed me from the womb to be his servant,
to bring Jacob back to him;
and that Israel might be gathered to him—
for (C)I am honored in the eyes of the Lord,
and my God has become my strength—
Isaiah 49:1
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The Servant of the Lord
49 Listen to me, (A)O coastlands,
and give attention, you peoples (B)from afar.
(C)The Lord called me from the womb,
from the body of my mother he named my name.
2 Timothy 1:9
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9 (A)who saved us and (B)called us to[a] a holy calling, (C)not because of our works but because of (D)his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus (E)before the ages began,[b]
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- 2 Timothy 1:9 Or with
- 2 Timothy 1:9 Greek before times eternal
Romans 1:1
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Greeting
1 Paul, (A)a servant[a] of Christ Jesus, (B)called to be an apostle, (C)set apart for the gospel of God,
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- Romans 1:1 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
Ephesians 1:5
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5 (A)he predestined us[a] for (B)adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, (C)according to the purpose of his will,
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- Ephesians 1:5 Or before him in love, 5having predestined us
1 Corinthians 1:9
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9 (A)God is faithful, by whom you were called into the (B)fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
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Acts 13:2
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2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, (A)the Holy Spirit said, (B)“Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul (C)for the work to which I have called them.”
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Acts 9:15
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15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for (A)he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name (B)before the Gentiles and (C)kings and the children of Israel.
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2 Thessalonians 2:13-14
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Stand Firm
13 But (A)we ought always to give thanks to God for you, (B)brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you (C)as the firstfruits[a] (D)to be saved, (E)through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. 14 To this he called you through (F)our gospel, (G)so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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- 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Some manuscripts chose you from the beginning
Romans 8:30
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30 And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also (A)justified, and those whom he justified he also (B)glorified.
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Romans 1:5
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5 through whom (A)we have received grace and (B)apostleship (C)to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name (D)among all the nations,
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Luke 1:15-16
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Matthew 11:26
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26 yes, Father, for such was your (A)gracious will.[a]
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- Matthew 11:26 Or for so it pleased you well
1 Chronicles 28:4-5
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4 Yet the Lord God of Israel (A)chose me from all my father's house to be king over Israel (B)forever. (C)For he chose Judah as leader, and in the house of Judah my father's (D)house, and among my father's sons he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel. 5 And of (E)all my sons (for the Lord has given me many sons) he (F)has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.
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1 Samuel 12:22
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22 (A)For the Lord will not forsake his people, (B)for his great name's sake, because (C)it has pleased the Lord to make you a people for himself.
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Ephesians 3:11
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11 This was (A)according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord,
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Ephesians 1:9
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9 (A)making known[a] to us the mystery of his will, (B)according to his purpose, which he (C)set forth in Christ
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- Ephesians 1:9 Or he lavished upon us in all wisdom and insight, making known…
Galatians 1:6
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No Other Gospel
6 I am astonished that you are (A)so quickly deserting (B)him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to (C)a different gospel—
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1 Corinthians 15:10
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10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, (A)I worked harder than any of them, (B)though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.
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1 Corinthians 1:24
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24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ (A)the power of God and (B)the wisdom of God.
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1 Corinthians 1:1
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Greeting
1 Paul, (A)called (B)by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes,
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