and thesewhomHe predestined,He alsocalled;and thesewhomHe called,He alsojustified;and thesewhomHe justified,He alsoglorified.
You whomI have takenfrom the endsof the earth,And calledfrom its remotestpartsAnd saidto you, 'You are My servant,I have chosenyou and not rejectedyou.
"The glorywhichYou have givenMe I have givento them, that they may be one,justas We are one;
"Father,I desirethat they also,whomYou have givenMe, be with Me whereI am,sothat they may seeMy glorywhichYou have givenMe, for You lovedMe beforethe foundationof the world.
"Truly,truly,I sayto you, he who hearsMy word,and believesHim who sentMe, haseternallife,and does not comeinto judgment,but has passedout of deathinto life.
amongwhomyou alsoare the calledof JesusChrist;
for the giftsand the callingof Godare irrevocable.
Thereforethere is nownocondemnationfor thosewho are in ChristJesus.
that the creationitselfalsowill be set freefrom its slaveryto corruptioninto the freedomof the gloryof the childrenof God.
And we knowthat Godcausesall thingsto work togetherfor goodto thosewho loveGod,to thosewho are calledaccordingto [His] purpose.
To the churchof Godwhich is at Corinth,to those who have been sanctifiedin ChristJesus,saintsby calling,with allwho in everyplacecallon the nameof our LordJesusChrist,their [Lord] and ours:
Godis faithful,throughwhomyou were calledinto fellowshipwith His Son,JesusChristour Lord.
but we speakGod'swisdomin a mystery,the hidden[wisdom] whichGodpredestinedbeforethe agesto our glory;
Suchwere someof you; but you were washed,but you were sanctified,but you were justifiedin the nameof the LordJesusChristand in the Spiritof our God.
For momentary,lightafflictionis producingfor us an eternalweightof gloryfarbeyondall comparison,
But whenGod, who had set me apart[even] from my mother'swomband calledme throughHis grace,was pleased
I am amazedthat you are soquicklydesertingHim who calledyou by the graceof Christ,for a differentgospel;
Thispersuasion[did] not [come] from Him who callsyou.
alsowe have obtained an inheritance,having been predestinedaccordingto His purposewho worksall thingsafterthe counselof His will,
He predestinedus to adoption as sonsthroughJesusChristto Himself,accordingto the kind intentionof His will,
and raisedus up with Him, and seatedus with Him in the heavenly[places] in ChristJesus,
[This was] in accordancewith the eternalpurposewhichHe carriedout in ChristJesusour Lord,
[There is] onebodyand oneSpirit,justas alsoyou were calledin onehopeof your calling;
WhenChrist,who is our life,is revealed,thenyou alsowill be revealedwith Him in glory.
sothat you would walkin a manner worthyof the Godwho callsyou into His ownkingdomand glory.
It is a trustworthystatement:For ifwe diedwith Him, we will alsolivewith Him;
For thisreasonHe is the mediatorof a newcovenant,sothat, since a deathhas taken placefor the redemptionof the transgressionsthat were [committed] underthe firstcovenant,thosewho have been calledmay receivethe promiseof the eternalinheritance.
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;
not returningevilfor evilorinsultfor insult,but giving a blessinginstead;for you were calledfor the verypurpose that you might inherita blessing.
After you have sufferedfor a little while,the Godof allgrace,who calledyou to His eternalgloryin Christ,will Himselfperfect,confirm,strengthen[and] establishyou.
Therefore,brethren,be all the morediligentto makecertainabout His callingand choosingyou; for as long as you practicethese things,you will neverstumble;
"Thesewill wage waragainstthe Lamb,and the Lambwill overcomethem, becauseHe is Lordof lordsand Kingof kings,and thosewhoare with Him [are the] calledand chosenand faithful."
Thenhe saidto me, "Write,Blessedare thosewho are invitedto the marriagesupperof the Lamb.'"And he saidto me, "Theseare true wordsof God."
