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G1586ἐκλέγωeklegō
to selectPart of speech: Greek Verb
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And except the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the elect's sake, whom he chose, he shortened the days.
ἐξελέξατο exelexato “He chose”
And when it was day, he called his disciples; and he chose from them twelve, whom also he named apostles:
ἐκλεξάμενος eklexamenos “having chosen out”
And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my Son, my chosen: hear ye him.
ἐκλελεγμένος, eklelegmenos “chosen,”
but one thing is needful: for Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
ἐξελέξατο exelexato “has chosen”
And he spake a parable unto those that were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them,
ἐξελέγοντο, exelegonto “they were choosing out,”
Jesus answered them, Did not I choose you the twelve, and one of you is a devil?
ἐξελεξάμην, exelexamēn “did choose,”
I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled: He that eateth my bread lifted up his heel against me.
ἐξελεξάμην· exelexamēn “I chose;”
Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and [supplied: that] your fruit should abide: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
ἐξελέξασθε, exelexasthe “chose,”ἐξελεξάμην exelexamēn “chose”
If ye were of the world, the world would love its own: but because ye are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
ἐξελεξάμην exelexamēn “chose”
until the day in which he was received up, after that he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
ἐξελέξατο exelexato “He had chosen”
And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show of these two the one whom thou hast chosen,
ἐξελέξω exelexō “You have chosen”
And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus a proselyte of Antioch;
ἐξελέξαντο exelexanto “they chose”
The God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they sojourned in the land of Egypt, and with a high arm led he them forth out of it.
ἐξελέξατο exelexato “chose”
And when there had been much questioning, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Brethren, ye know that a good while ago God made choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.
ἐξελέξατο exelexato “chose”
Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; [supplied: namely], Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:
ἐκλεξαμένους eklexamenous “having chosen”
it seemed good unto us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
ἐκλεξαμένοις eklexamenois “having chosen”
but God chose the foolish things of the world, that he might put to shame them that are wise; and God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong;
ἐξελέξατο exelexato “has chosen”ἐξελέξατο exelexato “chose”
and the base things of the world, and the things that are despised, did God choose, [supplied: yea] and the things that are not, that he might bring to nought the things that are:
ἐξελέξατο exelexato “chose”
even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love:
ἐξελέξατο exelexato “He chose”
Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world [supplied: to be] rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?
ἐξελέξατο exelexato “has chosen”