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G1586ἐκλέγωeklegō

to selectPart of speech: Greek Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. Matthew: 0
  2. 1
  3. 4
  4. 5
  5. 7
  6. Romans: 0
  7. 3
  8. 2 Corinthians: 0
  9. Galatians: 0
  10. 1
  11. Philippians: 0
  12. Colossians: 0
  13. 1 Thessalonians: 0
  14. 2 Thessalonians: 0
  15. 1 Timothy: 0
  16. 2 Timothy: 0
  17. Titus: 0
  18. Philemon: 0
  19. Hebrews: 0
  20. 1
  21. 1 Peter: 0
  22. 2 Peter: 0
  23. 1 John: 0
  24. 2 John: 0
  25. 3 John: 0
  26. Jude: 0
  27. Revelation: 0

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22 occurrences in 20 verses

With their references and text in Bible in Basic English.

  1. Mark 13:20

    And if the Lord had not made the time short, no flesh would have been kept from destruction; but because of the saints he has made the time short.

    ἐξελέξατο exelexato “He chose”

  2. Luke 6:13

    And the day came and, turning to his disciples, he made a selection from among them of twelve, to whom he gave the name of Apostles;

    ἐκλεξάμενος eklexamenos “having chosen out”

  3. Luke 9:35

    And there was a voice from the cloud saying, This is my Son, the man of my selection; give ear to him.

    ἐκλελεγμένος, eklelegmenos “chosen,”

  4. Luke 10:42

    Little is needed, or even one thing only: for Mary has taken that good part, which will not be taken away from her.

    ἐξελέξατο exelexato “has chosen”

  5. Luke 14:7

    And he gave teaching in the form of a story to the guests who came to the feast, when he saw how they took the best seats; saying to them,

    ἐξελέγοντο, exelegonto “they were choosing out,”

  6. John 6:70

    Then Jesus said, Did I not make a selection of you, the twelve, and one of you is a son of the Evil One?

    ἐξελεξάμην, exelexamēn “did choose,”

  7. John 13:18

    I am not talking of you all: I have knowledge of my true disciples, but things are as they are, so that the Writings may come true, The foot of him who takes bread with me is lifted up against me.

    ἐξελεξάμην· exelexamēn “I chose;”

  8. John 15:16

    You did not take me for yourselves, but I took you for myself; and I gave you the work of going about and producing fruit which will be for ever; so that whatever request you make to the Father in my name he may give it to you.

    ἐξελέξασθε, exelexasthe “chose,”ἐξελεξάμην exelexamēn “chose”

  9. John 15:19

    If you were of the world, you would be loved by the world: but because you are not of the world, but I have taken you out of the world, you are hated by the world.

    ἐξελεξάμην exelexamēn “chose”

  10. Acts 1:2

    Till the day when he was taken up to heaven after he had given his orders, through the Holy Spirit, to the Apostles of whom he had made selection:

    ἐξελέξατο exelexato “He had chosen”

  11. Acts 1:24

    And they made prayers and said, Lord, having knowledge of the hearts of all men, make clear which of these two has been marked out by you,

    ἐξελέξω exelexō “You have chosen”

  12. Acts 6:5

    And this saying was pleasing to all of them: and they made selection of Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolas of Antioch, who had become a Jew:

    ἐξελέξαντο exelexanto “they chose”

  13. Acts 13:17

    The God of this people Israel made selection of our fathers, lifting the people up from their low condition when they were living in the land of Egypt, and with a strong arm took them out of it.

    ἐξελέξατο exelexato “chose”

  14. Acts 15:7

    And when there had been much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, My brothers, you have knowledge that some time back it was God's pleasure that by my mouth the good news might be given to the Gentiles so that they might have faith.

    ἐξελέξατο exelexato “chose”

  15. Acts 15:22

    Then it seemed good to the Apostles and the rulers and all the church, to send men from among them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; Judas, named Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers:

    ἐκλεξαμένους eklexamenous “having chosen”

  16. Acts 15:25

    It seemed good to us, having come to an agreement together, to send these men to you, with our well loved Barnabas and Paul,

    ἐκλεξαμένοις eklexamenois “having chosen”

  17. 1 Corinthians 1:27

    But God made selection of the foolish things of this world so that he might put the wise to shame; and the feeble things that he might put to shame the strong;

    ἐξελέξατο exelexato “has chosen”ἐξελέξατο exelexato “chose”

  18. 1 Corinthians 1:28

    And the low things of the world, and the things without honour, did God make selection of, yes, even the things which are not, so that he might make as nothing the things which are:

    ἐξελέξατο exelexato “chose”

  19. Ephesians 1:4

    Even as he made selection of us in him from the first, so that we might be holy and free from all evil before him in love:

    ἐξελέξατο exelexato “He chose”

  20. James 2:5

    Give ear, my dear brothers; are not those who are poor in the things of this world marked out by God to have faith as their wealth, and for their heritage the kingdom which he has said he will give to those who have love for him?

    ἐξελέξατο exelexato “has chosen”