Bible verses about "vocation" | Goodspeed

¹⁶ It was not you who chose me, it is I that have chosen you, and appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that shall be lasting, so that the Father may grant you whatever you ask him for as my followers.

¹⁶ And the eleven disciples went to Galilee to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. ¹⁷ There they saw him and bowed down before him, though some were in doubt about it. ¹⁸ And Jesus came up to them and said, "Full authority in heaven and on the earth has been given to me. ¹⁹ Therefore go and make disciples of all the heathen, baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the holy Spirit, ²⁰ and teach them to observe all the commands that I have given you. I will always be with you, to the very close of the age."

¹⁷ Jesus said to them, "Come, follow me, and I will make you fish for men." ¹⁸ They immediately abandoned their nets and followed him. ¹⁹ He went on a little farther and saw James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John; they too were in their boat putting their nets in order. ²⁰ He immediately called them. And they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and went off after him.

¹⁷ Only, everyone must continue in the station which the Lord has appointed for him, and in which he was when God's call came to him. This is the rule I make in all the churches. ¹⁸ If a man was circumcised when he was called, he must not try to alter it. If a man was uncircumcised when he was called, he must not have himself circumcised. ¹⁹ Being circumcised or being uncircumcised does not make any difference; all that matters is keeping God's commands. ²⁰ Everyone ought to remain in the station in which he was called. ²¹ If you were a slave when you were called, never mind. Even if you can gain your freedom, make the most of your present condition instead. ²² For a slave who has been called to union with the Lord is a freedman of the Lord, just as a free man who has been called is a slave of Christ. ²³ You have been bought and paid for; you must not let yourselves become slaves to men. ²⁴ Brothers, everyone must remain in fellowship with God in the station in which he was called.

¹ So I, the prisoner for the Lord's sake, appeal to you to live lives worthy of the summons you have received; ² with perfect humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another lovingly. ³ Make every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit through the tie of peace. ⁴ There is but one body and one Spirit, just as there is but one hope that belongs to the summons you received. ⁵ There is but one Lord, one faith, one baptism, ⁶ one God and Father of all, who is above us all, pervades us all, and is within us all. ⁷ But each one of us has been given mercy in Christ's generous measure. ⁸ So it says, "When he went up on high, he led a host of captives, And gave gifts to mankind." ⁹ What does "he went up" mean, except that he had first gone down to the under parts of the earth? ¹⁰ It is he who went down who has also gone up above all the heavens, to fill the universe. ¹¹ And he has given us some men as apostles, some as prophets, some as missionaries, some as pastors and teachers, ¹² in order to fit his people for the work of service, for building the body of Christ,

¹⁴ For many are invited but few chosen."

¹⁸ "The spirit of the Lord is upon me, For he has consecrated me to preach the good news to the poor, He has sent me to announce to the prisoners their release and to the blind the recovery of their sight, To set the down-trodden at liberty,

¹ So I, the prisoner for the Lord's sake, appeal to you to live lives worthy of the summons you have received; ² with perfect humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another lovingly. ³ Make every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit through the tie of peace. ⁴ There is but one body and one Spirit, just as there is but one hope that belongs to the summons you received. ⁵ There is but one Lord, one faith, one baptism, ⁶ one God and Father of all, who is above us all, pervades us all, and is within us all. ⁷ But each one of us has been given mercy in Christ's generous measure. ⁸ So it says, "When he went up on high, he led a host of captives, And gave gifts to mankind." ⁹ What does "he went up" mean, except that he had first gone down to the under parts of the earth? ¹⁰ It is he who went down who has also gone up above all the heavens, to fill the universe. ¹¹ And he has given us some men as apostles, some as prophets, some as missionaries, some as pastors and teachers, ¹² in order to fit his people for the work of service, for building the body of Christ, ¹³ until we all attain unity in faith, and in the knowledge of the Son of God, and reach mature manhood, and that full measure of development found in Christ.

⁴ For just as there are many parts united in our human bodies, and the parts do not all have the same function, ⁵ so, many as we are, we form one body through union with Christ, and we are individually parts of one another. ⁶ We have gifts that differ with the favor that God has shown us, whether it is that of preaching, differing with the measure of our faith, ⁷ or of practical service, differing in the field of service, or the teacher who exercises his gift in teaching, ⁸ the speaker, in his exhortation, the giver of charity, with generosity, the office-holder, with devotion, the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.

¹ So I, the prisoner for the Lord's sake, appeal to you to live lives worthy of the summons you have received;