until the day he was taken up to heaven, after he had given orders by the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.

But God chose what the world thinks foolish to shame the wise, and God chose what the world thinks weak to shame the strong.

but one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the best part; it will not be taken away from her.”

Then when Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. He said to them,

Then they prayed, “Lord, you know the hearts of all. Show us which one of these two you have chosen

we have unanimously decided to choose men to send to you along with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul,

For he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world that we may be holy and unblemished in his sight in love.

And if the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would be saved. But because of the elect, whom he chose, he has cut them short.

When morning came, he called his disciples and chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles:

Then a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, my Chosen One. Listen to him!”

Jesus replied, “Didn’t I choose you, the twelve, and yet one of you is the devil?”

God chose what is low and despised in the world, what is regarded as nothing, to set aside what is regarded as something,

You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that remains, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.

“What I am saying does not refer to all of you. I know the ones I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the scripture, ‘The one who eats my bread has turned against me.’

If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own. However, because you do not belong to the world, but I chose you out of the world, for this reason the world hates you.

The proposal pleased the entire group, so they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, with Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a Gentile convert to Judaism from Antioch.

The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors and made the people great during their stay as foreigners in the country of Egypt, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it.

Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to send men chosen from among them, Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, leaders among the brothers, to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas.

Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?

After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that some time ago God chose me to preach to the Gentiles so they would hear the message of the gospel and believe.