821 verses about Calling

They immediately left the boat and their father, and followed him.

A scribe came, and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”

Another of his disciples said to him, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”

But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.”

As Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax collection office. He said to him, “Follow me.” He got up and followed him.

But you go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ Hosea 6:6 for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

Pray therefore that the Lord of the harvest will send out laborers into his harvest.”

He called to himself his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness.

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these. The first, Simon, who is called Peter; Andrew, his brother; James the son of Zebedee; John, his brother;

Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus; Lebbaeus, who was also called Thaddaeus;

But he said to them, “Not all men can receive this saying, but those to whom it is given.

When he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

He went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace.

He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.’ So they went their way.

Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise.

About the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle. He said to them, ‘Why do you stand here all day idle?’

“They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ “He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and you will receive whatever is right.’

When evening had come, the lord of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last to the first.’

So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few are chosen.”

Jesus stood still, and called them, and asked, “What do you want me to do for you?”

and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast, but they would not come.

Again he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner. My cattle and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the marriage feast!”’

But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise,

“Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited weren’t worthy.

Go therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as many as you may find, invite to the marriage feast.’

For many are called, but few chosen.”

“For it is like a man, going into another country, who called his own servants, and entrusted his goods to them.

To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each according to his own ability. Then he went on his journey.

Some of them who stood there, when they heard it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.”

the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord! Make his paths straight!’” Isaiah 40:3

Passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

Jesus said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you into fishers for men.”

Immediately they left their nets, and followed him.

Going on a little further from there, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets.

Immediately he called them, and they left their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.

He said to them, “Let’s go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach there also, because I came out for this reason.”

As he passed by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he arose and followed him.

When Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

He went up into the mountain, and called to himself those whom he wanted, and they went to him.

He appointed twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them out to preach,

Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter);

James the son of Zebedee; and John, the brother of James, (whom he called Boanerges, which means, Sons of Thunder);

His mother and his brothers came, and standing outside, they sent to him, calling him.

He called to himself the twelve, and began to send them out two by two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits.

He called all the multitude to himself, and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand.

Jesus stood still, and said, “Call him.” They called the blind man, saying to him, “Cheer up! Get up. He is calling you!”

according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.

Mary said, “Behold, the servant of the Lord; let it be done to me according to your word.” The angel departed from her.

All who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, “What then will this child be?” The hand of the Lord was with him.

And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways,

The child was growing, and becoming strong in spirit, and was in the desert until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.

As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight.

He saw two boats standing by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a catch.”

and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid. From now on you will be catching people alive.”

When they had brought their boats to land, they left everything, and followed him.

After these things he went out, and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax office, and said to him, “Follow me!”

He left everything, and rose up and followed him.

Levi made a great feast for him in his house. There was a great crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining with them.

I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

When it was day, he called his disciples, and from them he chose twelve, whom he also named apostles:

Simon, whom he also named Peter; Andrew, his brother; James; John; Philip; Bartholomew;

Matthew; Thomas; James, the son of Alphaeus; Simon, who was called the Zealot;

“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do the things which I say?

John, calling to himself two of his disciples, sent them to Jesus, saying, “Are you the one who is coming, or should we look for another?”

When the men had come to him, they said, “John the Baptizer has sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?’”

When John’s messengers had departed, he began to tell the multitudes about John, “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

He called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.

As they went on the way, a certain man said to him, “I want to follow you wherever you go, Lord.”

He said to another, “Follow me!” But he said, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”

Another also said, “I want to follow you, Lord, but first allow me to say good-bye to those who are at my house.”

Now after these things, the Lord also appointed seventy others, and sent them two by two ahead of him into every city and place, where he was about to come.

Then he said to them, “The harvest is indeed plentiful, but the laborers are few. Pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest, that he may send out laborers into his harvest.

Go your ways. Behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves.

When Jesus saw her, he called her, and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your infirmity.”

He sent out his servant at supper time to tell those who were invited, ‘Come, for everything is ready now.’

“The servant said, ‘Lord, it is done as you commanded, and there is still room.’

He called him, and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’

Calling each one of his lord’s debtors to him, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe to my lord?’

When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and saw him, and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house.”

He called ten servants of his, and gave them ten mina coins, and told them, ‘Conduct business until I come.’

There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

They said therefore to him, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ Isaiah 40:3 as Isaiah the prophet said.”

I didn’t know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water: that he would be revealed to Israel.”

He first found his own brother, Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah!” (which is, being interpreted, Christ).

He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, “You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas” (which is by interpretation, Peter).

On the next day, he was determined to go out into Galilee, and he found Philip. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.”

Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.

Nathanael said to him, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”

Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.”

He said, “For this cause I have said to you that no one can come to me, unless it is given to him by my Father.”

I must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work.

The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.

Whenever he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.

When she had said this, she went away, and called Mary, her sister, secretly, saying, “The Teacher is here, and is calling you.”

You call me, ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord.’ You say so correctly, for so I am.

You didn’t choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.