Bible verses about "vocation" | MNT

¹⁶ "You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.

¹⁶ But the eleven disciples went away to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had appointed them. ¹⁷ And when they saw him they worshiped him; but some doubted. ¹⁸ And Jesus came forward to them and spoke to them, saying. "All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. ¹⁹ Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit; ²⁰ teaching them to observe every command which I have given you. and lo! I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world."

¹⁷ so Jesus said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men." ¹⁸ At once they left their nets and followed him. ¹⁹ As he went a little farther on he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in their boat mending the nets. ²⁰ Straightway he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants and went after him.

¹⁷ Only whatever be the lot in life to which God has assigned each one—and whatever the condition in which he was living when God called him—in that let him continue. Such is the rule I give in all the churches. ¹⁸ So, was any man called, being circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Was any man called when he was uncircumcised? Let him not be circumcised. ¹⁹ Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God's commands in everything. ²⁰ Whatever be the condition of life in which he was called, in that let him continue. ²¹ Were you called in slavery? Let not that trouble you; but if you can become free make use of the opportunity. ²² For the slave who has been called in the Lord is the Lord's freedman; and in the same way, the free man who is called is Christ's slave. ²³ You have been brought with a price; do not become slaves to men. ²⁴ Where each man stood when he was called, there, brothers, let him stay, close to God.

¹ I summon you then, I the prisoner in the Lord, to live lives worthy of the calling to which you were called. ² With all humility and gentleness and long-suffering forbear with one another in love; ³ and endeavor to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bonds of peace. ⁴ There is one body and one spirit, even as also you were called in one hope of your calling. ⁵ There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, ⁶ one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all. ⁷ And to each one of us was grace given according to the measure of the munificence of Christ. ⁸ Thus it is said, When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive and gave gifts to men. ⁹ Now surely this "he ascended" implies that he also descended into the lower part of the earth. ¹⁰ He who descended is he who ascended above the highest heaven, that he might fill the universe. ¹¹ It is he who made some men apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, ¹² in order to equip the saints for the work of serving, for the building up of the Body of Christ—

¹⁴ "For there are many called, but few are chosen."

¹⁸ The Spirit of the Lord is upon me Because He has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor, He has sent me to proclaim release to the prisoners, And recovery of sight to the blind; To set at liberty those that are bruised,

¹ I summon you then, I the prisoner in the Lord, to live lives worthy of the calling to which you were called. ² With all humility and gentleness and long-suffering forbear with one another in love; ³ and endeavor to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bonds of peace. ⁴ There is one body and one spirit, even as also you were called in one hope of your calling. ⁵ There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, ⁶ one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all. ⁷ And to each one of us was grace given according to the measure of the munificence of Christ. ⁸ Thus it is said, When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive and gave gifts to men. ⁹ Now surely this "he ascended" implies that he also descended into the lower part of the earth. ¹⁰ He who descended is he who ascended above the highest heaven, that he might fill the universe. ¹¹ It is he who made some men apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, ¹² in order to equip the saints for the work of serving, for the building up of the Body of Christ— ¹³ till we all come in the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to the maturity of manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.

⁴ For even as we have many members in one body, and not all members have the same function; ⁵ so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and we are severally members of one another. ⁶ But we have gifts differing according to the grace which was given to us. He that has the gift of prophecy, let him prophesy according to the proportion of his faith. ⁷ If it is the gift of administration, let us give ourselves to our service. ⁸ Let the teacher give himself to his teaching; and he who exhorts others to his exhortation. He who gives, let him do it in singleness of mind. He who rules, let him rule with diligence; and he who shows mercy must be cheerful.

¹ I summon you then, I the prisoner in the Lord, to live lives worthy of the calling to which you were called.