100 Bible Verses About Calling

Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.

And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them.

For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.

And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,

Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:

And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.

Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:

For the Lord hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God.

And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

And now, saith the Lord that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the Lord, and my God shall be my strength.

And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.

Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.

When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.

Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?

And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.

And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.

And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.

Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.

And the Lord spake unto Aaron, saying,

Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.

I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice in my highness.

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

And the Lord spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three came out.

And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.

Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.

Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.

I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

And the Spirit of the Lord began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.

That the Lord called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.

That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.

And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.

And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.

Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.

Then came the word of the Lord to Isaiah, saying,

And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.

Thou art the Lord the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;

And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.

Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim: cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth.

And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.

Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:

I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:

And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.

And he said, I am Abraham’s servant.

He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen.

He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:

And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:

And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the Lord hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.

And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.

All this, said David, the Lord made me understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern.

Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.

And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.

Moreover the Lord said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man’s pen concerning Maher–shalal–hash–baz.

Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come:

And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.

Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.

The Lord God of heaven, which took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.

And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,

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.

Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.

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.

I am the God of Beth–el, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.

And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.

And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I.

And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Beth–el.

The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

And Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand.

I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way.

Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.

And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;

And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.

Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.

And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.

And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?

Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.

And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:

And the Lord said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:

And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.

And the Lord said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.

And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.

Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.

And Moses said unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.