59 verses contain “calling” (in the KJV: 29, in the BSB: 42) — showing 1–59
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And he made him to
ride in the second
chariot which he had; and they
cried before him, Bow the
knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.
He had Joseph
ride in his second
chariot, with men
calling out before him, “Bow the
knee!” So he placed him over all the land of Egypt.
Make thee two
trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the
calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps.
“Make two
trumpets of hammered silver to be used for
calling the congregation and for having the camps set out.
And he sent messengers throughout all
Manasseh; who also was gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto
Zebulun, and unto
Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.
And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto
Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of
Ammon, and
didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.
Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to
Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight the
Ammonites without
calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you inside!”
And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to
Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou
didst call me. And
Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.
Once again, for the third time, the LORD called to Samuel. He got up, went to
Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” Then
Eli realized that it was the LORD who was
calling the boy.
And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
Then the LORD came and stood there,
calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is
listening.”
And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they
drave before those other cattle, and said, This is David’s
spoil.
And he recovered all the flocks and herds, which his men drove
ahead of the other
livestock,
calling out, “This is David’s
plunder!”
And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria.
He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city there, calling it Samaria after the name of Shemer, who had owned the hill.
Nevertheless
Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.
Nevertheless,
Haman restrained himself and went home. And
calling for his friends and his wife Zeresh,
To call passengers who go right on their ways:
calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight.
Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an
abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the
calling of
assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.
Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is
detestable to Me— your New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations. I cannot
endure iniquity in a solemn assembly.
And one
cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”
The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a
highway for our God.
A voice of one
calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight
highway for our God in the desert.
Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.
Who has performed this and carried it out, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD—the first and the last— I am He.”
Calling a
ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country:
yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.
I
summon a bird of prey from the east, a man for My purpose from a far-off land. Truly I have spoken, and truly I will bring it to pass. I have
planned it, and I will surely do it.
For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the LORD of hosts.
For behold, I am beginning to bring
disaster on the city that bears My Name, so how could you possibly go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am
calling down a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, declares the LORD of Hosts.’
Yet she multiplied her whoredoms, in
calling to
remembrance the days of her youth, wherein she had played the
harlot in the land of Egypt.
Yet she multiplied her
promiscuity, remembering the days of her youth, when she had
prostituted herself in the land of Egypt
And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said,
Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.
And I heard the voice of a man
calling from between the banks of the Ulai: “
Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.”
Ephraim also is like a
silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.
So Ephraim has become like a
silly, senseless
dove—
calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria.
Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord GOD called to
contend by fire, and it
devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part.
This is what the Lord GOD showed me: The Lord GOD was
calling for judgment by fire. It consumed the great deep and
devoured the land.
And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two
staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.
So I pastured the flock marked for slaughter, especially the
afflicted of the flock. Then I took for myself two staffs,
calling one Favor and the other Union, and I pastured the flock.
For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”
And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to
heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
And
calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and
heal every disease and sickness.
But
whereunto shall I
liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and
calling unto their fellows,
To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:
Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.
When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He is
calling Elijah.”
The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
“A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”
There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.
Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came and stood outside. They sent someone in to
summon Him,
And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.
Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called the blind man. “Take courage!” they said. “Get up! He is calling for you.”
And Peter
calling to
remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is
withered away.
And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.
When some of those standing nearby heard this, they said, “Behold, He is
calling Elijah.”
And
Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and
calling unto him the
centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.
Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the
centurion to ask if this was so.
As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.
And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?
So John called two of his disciples and sent them to ask the Lord, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and
calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have
mourned to you, and ye have not
wept.
They are like children sitting in the marketplace and
calling out to one another: ‘We played the
flute for you, and you did not dance; we
sang a
dirge, and you did not
weep.’
He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”
Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.
Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.
And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be
baptized, and wash away thy sins,
calling on the name of the Lord.
And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be
baptized, and wash your sins away,
calling on His name.’
For the gifts and
calling of God are without
repentance.
For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.
Let every man
abide in the same
calling wherein he was called.
Each one should remain in the situation he was in when he was called.
The eyes of your understanding being
enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his
calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
I ask that the eyes of your heart may be
enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His
calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,
As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I
urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the
calling you have received:
There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
I press on toward the
goal to
win the prize of God’s heavenly
calling in Christ Jesus.
Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:
To this end, we always pray for you, that our God will count you worthy of His
calling, and that He will powerfully
fulfill your every good desire and work of faith,
Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.
Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;
Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly
calling, set your focus on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we
confess.
Even as
Sarah obeyed Abraham,
calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any
amazement.
just as
Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. And you are her children if you do what is right and refuse to give way to fear.
Wherefore the rather, brethren, give
diligence to make your
calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
Therefore, brothers,
strive to make your
calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never
stumble,
And I
beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice,
Woe,
woe,
woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the
trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!
And as I observed, I heard an eagle flying overhead,
calling in a loud voice, “
Woe!
Woe!
Woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the
trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the remaining three angels!”
And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his
forehead, or in his hand,
And a third angel followed them,
calling out in a loud voice, “If
anyone worships the beast and its image, and receives its mark on his
forehead or on his hand,
After this came
Jonathan home again, and
calling the elders of the people together, he consulted with them about building strong holds in
Judea,
And
calling upon God the righteous Judge, he came against those murderers of his brethren, and burnt the
haven by night, and set the boats on fire, and those that fled thither he
slew.
Wherefore
Judas with his company,
calling upon the great Lord of the world, who without rams or engines of war did cast down
Jericho in the time of Joshua, gave a fierce
assault against the walls,
And
forthwith calling Nicanor, who had been master of the elephants, and making him governor over
Judea, he sent him forth,
When as his blood was now quite gone, he
plucked out his
bowels, and taking them in both his hands, he cast them upon the
throng, and
calling upon the Lord of life and spirit to restore him those again, he thus died.