Bible Verses About Calling
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for calling, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 4,449 votes, led by Romans 11:29. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Calling
Romans 11:29326 votes
For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
2 Timothy 1:9209 votes
Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
1 Peter 2:9188 votes
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
2 Peter 1:10180 votes
Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
Ephesians 4:1-3166 votes
I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
Ephesians 4:1161 votes
I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
1 Corinthians 7:17158 votes
But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.
John 15:16154 votes
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
Hebrews 3:1143 votes
Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;
Philippians 3:14131 votes
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Romans 8:28130 votes
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Galatians 1:15119 votes
But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace,
Ephesians 4:4102 votes
There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
Jeremiah 29:1195 votes
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Isaiah 6:890 votes
Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.
Ephesians 4:1-490 votes
I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
Matthew 4:1989 votes
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Jeremiah 1:585 votes
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
1 Corinthians 1:26-2782 votes
For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
Acts 13:277 votes
As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
1 Corinthians 1:2676 votes
For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
Romans 12:469 votes
For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
1 Corinthians 1:26-2969 votes
For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
2 Thessalonians 1:11-1264 votes
Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:
1 Corinthians 1:957 votes
God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
What does the Bible say about calling?
Readers most often cite Romans 11:29 on the subject of calling. Across 4,449 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 2 Timothy 1:9, 1 Peter 2:9, 2 Peter 1:10. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.