amongwhomyou alsoare the calledof JesusChrist;
"Thesewill wage waragainstthe Lamb,and the Lambwill overcomethem, becauseHe is Lordof lordsand Kingof kings,and thosewhoare with Him [are the] calledand chosenand faithful."
But you are A CHOSENRACE,A royalPRIESTHOOD,A HOLYNATION,A PEOPLEFOR [God's] OWN POSSESSION,sothat you may proclaimthe excellenciesof Him who has calledyou out of darknessinto His marvelouslight;
Therefore,brethren,be all the morediligentto makecertainabout His callingand choosingyou; for as long as you practicethese things,you will neverstumble;
Therefore,holybrethren,partakersof a heavenlycalling,considerJesus,the Apostleand High Priestof our confession;
Godis faithful,throughwhomyou were calledinto fellowshipwith His Son,JesusChristour Lord.
For you have been calledfor thispurpose, sinceChristalsosufferedfor you, leavingyou an examplefor you to followin His steps,
who has savedus and calledus with a holycalling,not accordingto our works,but accordingto His ownpurposeand gracewhich was grantedus in ChristJesusfrom alleternity,
alsowe have obtained an inheritance,having been predestinedaccordingto His purposewho worksall thingsafterthe counselof His will,
It was for thisHe calledyou throughour gospel,that you may gainthe gloryof our LordJesusChrist.
sothat you would walkin a manner worthyof the Godwho callsyou into His ownkingdomand glory.
which has cometo you, justas in allthe worldalsoit is constantly bearing fruitand increasing,evenas [it has been doing] in you alsosincethe dayyou heard[of it] and understoodthe graceof Godin truth;
I am amazedthat you are soquicklydesertingHim who calledyou by the graceof Christ,for a differentgospel;
[even] us, whomHe alsocalled,not from amongJewsonly,but alsofrom amongGentiles.
And although you were formerlyalienatedand hostilein mind,[engaged] in evildeeds,
Jude,a bond-servantof JesusChrist,and brotherof James,To thosewho are the called,belovedin Godthe Father,and keptfor JesusChrist:
