Bible verses about "vocation" | Wesley

¹⁶ Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and appointed you that ye may go and bear fruit, and your fruit may remain; that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

¹⁶ Then the eleven disciples went into Galilee to the mountain where Jesus had appointed them. ¹⁷ And when they saw him they worshiped him, tho' some had doubted. ¹⁸ And Jesus came and spake to them, saying, All power is given me in heaven and in earth. ¹⁹ Go ye and disciple all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. ²⁰ Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you; and lo I am with you always, even to the end of the world.

¹⁷ casting a net into the sea (for they were fishers) And Jesus said to them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men. ¹⁸ And straightway leaving their nets, they followed him. And having gone thence a little farther, ¹⁹ he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were also in the vessel, mending their nets: ²⁰ And he called them; and immediately leaving their father Zebedee in the vessel with the hired servants, they went after him.

¹⁷ But as God hath distributed to every one, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. ¹⁸ And thus I ordain in all the churches. Is any one called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any one called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised. ¹⁹ Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but keeping the commandments of God. ²⁰ Let every one in the calling wherein he is called, therein abide. ²¹ Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou canst be made free, use it rather. ²² For he that is called by the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman; and in like manner, he that is called being free, is the servant of Christ. ²³ Ye are bought with a price; do not become the servants of men. ²⁴ Brethren, let every one wherein he is called, therein abide with God.

¹ I therefore the prisoner of the Lord beseech you, to walk worthy of the calling wherewith ye are called, ² With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, ³ forbearing one another in love, Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit, by the bond of peace. ⁴ There is one body and one Spirit, as ye are also called in one hope of your calling; ⁵ One Lord, one faith, one baptism: ⁶ One God, and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in all. ⁷ But to every one of us is given grace, according to the measure of the gift of Christ. ⁸ Wherefore he saith, Having ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men. ⁹ (Now that he ascended, what is it, but that he also descended first to the lower parts of the earth? ¹⁰ He that descended is the same that ascended also, far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.) ¹¹ And he gave some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers; ¹² For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, to the edifying the body of Christ;

¹⁴ For many are called, but few chosen.

¹⁸ he found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me, to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

¹ I therefore the prisoner of the Lord beseech you, to walk worthy of the calling wherewith ye are called, ² With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, ³ forbearing one another in love, Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit, by the bond of peace. ⁴ There is one body and one Spirit, as ye are also called in one hope of your calling; ⁵ One Lord, one faith, one baptism: ⁶ One God, and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in all. ⁷ But to every one of us is given grace, according to the measure of the gift of Christ. ⁸ Wherefore he saith, Having ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men. ⁹ (Now that he ascended, what is it, but that he also descended first to the lower parts of the earth? ¹⁰ He that descended is the same that ascended also, far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.) ¹¹ And he gave some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers; ¹² For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, to the edifying the body of Christ; ¹³ Till we all come to the unity of the faith and knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

⁴ For as in one body we are many members, and all members have not the same office, ⁵ So we being many are one body in Christ, and every one members of each other. ⁶ Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given us, whether it be prophesy, let us prophesy according to the analogy of faith: ⁷ Or ministry, let us wait on our ministring; or he that teacheth, on teaching; or he that exhorteth, on exhortation. ⁸ He that imparteth, let him do it with simplicity; he that presideth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with chearfulness.

¹ I therefore the prisoner of the Lord beseech you, to walk worthy of the calling wherewith ye are called,