Chosen and Elect: What Does the Bible Actually Teach
Chosen-Elect Table
| Verse | Strong's ↕ | WHO / WHAT ↕ | PURPOSE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers 16:5 | [G1586] | The one God chooses | Come near to Him | |
| Numbers 16:7 | [G1586] | The man God chooses | Serve as the holy priest | |
| Numbers 17:5 | [G1586] | Aaron's priestly line | Confirm God's chosen priesthood | |
| Deuteronomy 1:33 | [G1586] | Israel's camping places | Guide Israel's journey | |
| Deuteronomy 4:37 | [G1586] | Israel, descendants of the fathers | Bring out and give the land | |
| Deuteronomy 7:7 | [G1586] | Israel | His covenant people | |
| Deuteronomy 10:15 | [G1586] | Israel, descendants of the fathers | Be His people above all peoples | |
| Deuteronomy 12:5 | [G1586] | The place God chooses | Put His name and dwelling | |
| Deuteronomy 12:11 | [G1586] | The place God chooses | Bring worship and offerings | |
| Deuteronomy 12:14 | [G1586] | The place God chooses | Offer burnt offerings | |
| Deuteronomy 12:18 | [G1586] | The place God chooses | Eat offerings before the LORD | |
| Deuteronomy 12:21 | [G1586] | The place God chooses | Put His name there | |
| Deuteronomy 12:26 | [G1586] | The place God chooses | Bring holy things and vows | |
| Deuteronomy 14:2 | [G1586] | Israel | His treasured possession | |
| Deuteronomy 14:23 | [G1586] | The place God chooses | Learn to fear the LORD | |
| Deuteronomy 14:24 | [G1586] | The place God chooses | Bring the tithe | |
| Deuteronomy 14:25 | [G1586] | The place God chooses | Bring proceeds before the LORD | |
| Deuteronomy 15:20 | [G1586] | The place God chooses | Eat firstborn before the LORD | |
| Deuteronomy 16:2 | [G1586] | The place God chooses | Keep Passover | |
| Deuteronomy 16:6 | [G1586] | The place God chooses | Sacrifice Passover | |
| Deuteronomy 16:7 | [G1586] | The place God chooses | Eat Passover | |
| Deuteronomy 16:11 | [G1586] | The place God chooses | Rejoice before the LORD | |
| Deuteronomy 16:15 | [G1586] | The place God chooses | Keep the feast | |
| Deuteronomy 16:16 | [G1586] | The place God chooses | Appear before the LORD | |
| Deuteronomy 17:8 | [G1586] | The place God chooses | Receive judicial decision | |
| Deuteronomy 17:10 | [G1586] | The place God chooses | Carry out judgment | |
| Deuteronomy 17:15 | [G1586] | Israel's king | Rule Israel | |
| Deuteronomy 18:5 | [G1586] | Levi | Minister in the LORD's name | |
| Deuteronomy 18:6 | [G1586] | The place God chooses | Levitical ministry | |
| Deuteronomy 26:2 | [G1586] | The place God chooses | Present firstfruits | |
| Deuteronomy 31:11 | [G1586] | The place God chooses | Hear the Law | |
| Joshua 9:27 | [G1586] | The place God chooses | Service at the LORD's altar | |
| 1 Samuel 2:28 | [G1586] | Aaron's house | Serve as priests | |
| 1 Samuel 10:24 | [G1586] | Saul | Be king | |
| 1 Samuel 16:8 | [G1586] | Not Abinadab | Not chosen as king | |
| 1 Samuel 16:9 | [G1586] | Not Shammah | Not chosen as king | |
| 1 Samuel 16:10 | [G1586] | Not Jesse's seven sons | Not chosen as king | |
| 2 Samuel 6:21 | [G1586] | David | Rule Israel | |
| 2 Samuel 21:6 | [G1588] | Saul | King chosen by the LORD | |
| 1 Kings 3:8 | [G1586] | Israel | God's chosen people | |
| 1 Kings 8:16 | [G1586] | David | Rule Israel | |
| 1 Kings 8:16 | [G1586] | Jerusalem | House God's name | |
| 1 Kings 8:44 | [G1586] | Jerusalem / chosen city | Pray toward God's house | |
| 1 Kings 8:48 | [G1586] | Jerusalem / chosen city | Pray toward God's house | |
| 1 Kings 11:13 | [G1586] | Jerusalem | For God's chosen city | |
| 1 Kings 11:32 | [G1586] | Jerusalem | For God's chosen city | |
| 1 Kings 11:34 | [G1586] | David | Rule Israel | |
| 1 Kings 11:36 | [G1586] | Jerusalem | Keep a lamp before God | |
| 1 Kings 14:21 | [G1586] | Jerusalem | Put God's name there | |
| 2 Kings 21:7 | [G1586] | Jerusalem / temple | Put God's name forever | |
| 2 Kings 23:27 | [G1586] | Jerusalem / temple | Place of God's name | |
| 1 Chronicles 15:2 | [G1586] | Levites | Carry the ark and minister | |
| 1 Chronicles 16:13 | [G1588] | Israel / Jacob | Covenant people | |
| 1 Chronicles 28:4 | [G1586] | David | Be king over Israel | |
| 1 Chronicles 28:4 | [G1586] | Judah | Provide Israel's ruler | |
| 1 Chronicles 28:5 | [G1586] | Solomon | Sit on the LORD's throne | |
| 1 Chronicles 28:6 | [G1586] | Solomon | Build God's house and courts | |
| 2 Chronicles 6:5 | [G1586] | No city yet | House God's name | |
| 2 Chronicles 6:5 | [G1586] | No ruler yet | Rule Israel | |
| 2 Chronicles 6:6 | [G1586] | Jerusalem | House God's name | |
| 2 Chronicles 6:6 | [G1586] | David | Rule Israel | |
| 2 Chronicles 6:34 | [G1586] | Jerusalem / chosen city | Pray toward God's house | |
| 2 Chronicles 6:38 | [G1586] | Jerusalem / chosen city | Pray toward God's house | |
| 2 Chronicles 7:12 | [G1586] | The temple | House of sacrifice | |
| 2 Chronicles 7:16 | [G1586] | The temple | God's name there forever | |
| 2 Chronicles 12:13 | [G1586] | Jerusalem | Put God's name there | |
| 2 Chronicles 33:7 | [G1586] | Jerusalem / temple | Put God's name forever | |
| Nehemiah 1:9 | [G1586] | The chosen place | Dwell God's name there | |
| Nehemiah 9:7 | [G1586] | Abram | Covenant and promised land | |
| Psalm 33:12 | [G1586] | Israel | Be God's inheritance | |
| Psalm 47:4 | [G1586] | Israel's inheritance | Inheritance for His people | |
| Psalm 65:4 | [G1586] | The one God chooses | Dwell in His courts | |
| Psalm 78:68 | [G1586] | Judah | Chosen tribe | |
| Psalm 78:68 | [G1586] | Mount Zion | Sanctuary location | |
| Psalm 78:70 | [G1586] | David | Shepherd and rule Israel | |
| Psalm 89:3 | [G1588] | David | Covenant servant and royal line | |
| Psalm 89:19 | [G1588] | David | Exalted from the people | |
| Psalm 105:6 | [G1588] | Israel / Jacob | Covenant people | |
| Psalm 105:26 | [G1586] | Aaron | Lead and serve Israel | |
| Psalm 105:43 | [G1588] | Israel | Brought out to keep God's laws | |
| Psalm 106:5 | [G1588] | Israel | God's inheritance | |
| Psalm 106:23 | [G1588] | Moses | Intercede for Israel | |
| Psalm 132:13 | [G1586] | Zion | God's dwelling place | |
| Psalm 135:4 | [G1586] | Jacob / Israel | God's treasured possession | |
| Isaiah 14:1 | [G1586] | Israel | Restore them to their land | |
| Isaiah 41:8 | [G1586] | Israel / Jacob | Serve the LORD | |
| Isaiah 41:9 | [G1586] | Israel / Jacob | Serve; not be cast off | |
| Isaiah 43:10 | [G1586] | Israel | Know, believe, witness | |
| Isaiah 43:20 | [G1588] | Israel | Declare God's praise | |
| Isaiah 44:1 | [G1586] | Israel / Jacob | Serve the LORD | |
| Isaiah 44:2 | [G1586] | Jeshurun / Israel | Serve without fear | |
| Isaiah 45:4 | [G1588] | Israel / Jacob | For the fathers and God's purposes | |
| Isaiah 49:7 | [G1586] | The LORD's Servant | Restore and be honored | |
| Isaiah 58:5 | [G1586] | A merely outward fast | Not God's chosen fast | |
| Isaiah 58:6 | [G1586] | God's chosen fast | Loose oppression and free the bound | |
| Isaiah 65:9 | [G1588] | God's chosen remnant | Possess and dwell in the land | |
| Isaiah 65:15 | [G1588] | God's servants | Receive a new name | |
| Isaiah 65:22 | [G1588] | God's chosen | Enjoy the work of their hands | |
| Isaiah 66:4 | [G1586] | Their punishments | Answer rejection of God | |
| Jeremiah 33:24 | [G1586] | Israel and Judah | Remain God's covenant people | |
| Zechariah 3:2 | [G1586] | Jerusalem | Object of God's favor | |
| Matthew 20:16 | [G1588] | The chosen few | Parable conclusion; textual variant | |
| Matthew 22:14 | [G1588] | The chosen few | Accepted at the king's feast | |
| Matthew 24:22 | [G1588] | The elect | Preserved through tribulation | |
| Matthew 24:24 | [G1588] | The elect | Not deceived by false christs | |
| Matthew 24:31 | [G1588] | The elect | Gathered by the Son of Man | |
| Mark 13:20 | [G1586] | The elect | Preserved through tribulation | |
| Mark 13:20 | [G1588] | The elect | Preserved through tribulation | |
| Mark 13:22 | [G1588] | The elect | Not deceived by false christs | |
| Mark 13:27 | [G1588] | The elect | Gathered by the Son of Man | |
| Luke 6:13 | [G1586] | The Twelve | Serve as apostles | |
| Luke 9:35 | [G1588] | Jesus, God's Chosen Son | Hear Him | |
| Luke 18:7 | [G1588] | God's elect | Receive justice | |
| Luke 23:35 | [G1588] | Christ, God's Chosen One | Messiah | |
| John 6:70 | [G1586] | The Twelve | Serve as Christ's apostles | |
| John 13:18 | [G1586] | Chosen disciples | Serve Christ; Scripture fulfilled | |
| John 15:16 | [G1586] | The disciples | Go and bear lasting fruit | |
| John 15:19 | [G1586] | The disciples | Chosen out of the world | |
| Acts 1:2 | [G1586] | The apostles | Receive and carry Christ's commands | |
| Acts 1:24 | [G1586] | Matthias | Take Judas's apostolic ministry | |
| Acts 9:15 | [G1589] | Paul | Bear Christ's name to Gentiles, kings, Israel | |
| Acts 13:17 | [G1586] | Israel's fathers | Form and deliver Israel | |
| Acts 15:7 | [G1586] | Peter | Gentiles hear the gospel and believe | |
| Romans 8:33 | [G1588] | God's elect | Justified; no charge can stand | |
| Romans 9:11 | [G1589] | Jacob / younger line | Older serve younger; God's purpose stand | |
| Romans 11:5 | [G1589] | Remnant of Israel | Remain by grace, not works | |
| Romans 11:7 | [G1589] | The elect remnant | Obtain what Israel sought | |
| Romans 11:28 | [G1589] | Unbelieving Israel | Beloved for the fathers' sake | |
| Romans 16:13 | [G1588] | Rufus | Chosen in the Lord | |
| 1 Corinthians 1:27 | [G1586] | The foolish | Shame the wise | |
| 1 Corinthians 1:27 | [G1586] | The weak | Shame the strong | |
| 1 Corinthians 1:28 | [G1586] | The low and despised | Bring to nothing what is | |
| Ephesians 1:4 | [G1586] | Us in Christ | Holy and blameless | |
| Colossians 3:12 | [G1588] | God's chosen ones | Put on Christlike virtues | |
| 1 Thessalonians 1:4 | [G1589] | Thessalonian believers | God's chosen people; gospel-bearing fruit | |
| 2 Thessalonians 2:13 | [G138] | Thessalonian believers | Salvation through Spirit's sanctification and belief. See 2 Thessalonians 2:14 for the means and method. | |
| 1 Timothy 5:21 | [G1588] | The elect angels | Witness Paul's charge | |
| 2 Timothy 2:10 | [G1588] | The elect | Obtain salvation in Christ with glory | |
| Titus 1:1 | [G1588] | God's elect | Faith and knowledge of truth | |
| James 2:5 | [G1586] | The poor in the world | Rich in faith; heirs of the kingdom | |
| 1 Peter 1:1 | [G1588] | Elect exiles | Obedience and sprinkling by Christ's blood | |
| 1 Peter 2:4 | [G1588] | Christ, chosen stone | Living cornerstone | |
| 1 Peter 2:6 | [G1588] | Christ, chosen cornerstone | Foundation for believers | |
| 1 Peter 2:9 | [G1588] | Chosen people | Proclaim God's excellencies | |
| 2 Peter 1:10 | [G1589] | Believers | Confirm calling and election; not stumble | |
| 2 John 1:1 | [G1588] | The elect lady | Walk in truth and love | |
| 2 John 1:13 | [G1588] | The elect sister | Identified as God's chosen | |
| Revelation 17:14 | [G1588] | Those with the Lamb | Share in the Lamb's victory |