²⁸ And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, `even' to them that are called according to `his' purpose.

²⁹ For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained `to be' conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren:

³⁰ and whom he foreordained, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

³¹ What then shall we say to these things? If God `is' for us, who `is' against us?

⁵ Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a prophet unto the nations.

¹⁰ Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never stumble:

¹¹ for thus shall be richly supplied unto you the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

¹² Wherefore I shall be ready always to put you in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and are established in the truth which is with `you'.

¹³ who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;

¹⁴ in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins:

¹⁵ who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation;

⁴⁴ No man can come to me, except the Father that sent me draw him: and I will raise him up in the last day.

⁵ Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world `to be' rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?

³⁸ And Peter `said' unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

³⁹ For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, `even' as many as the Lord our God shall call unto him.

⁴⁰ And with many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, Save yourselves from this crooked generation.

⁸ Be not ashamed therefore of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but suffer hardship with the gospel according to the power of God;

⁹ who saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,

¹⁰ but hath now been manifested by the appearing of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,

¹¹ whereunto I was appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher.

¹⁴ For many are called, but few chosen.

¹⁰ And the God of all grace, who called you unto his eternal glory in Christ, after that ye have suffered a little while, shall himself perfect, establish, strengthen you.

²⁶ For behold your calling, brethren, that not many wise after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, `are called':

²⁷ but God chose the foolish things of the world, that he might put to shame them that are wise; and God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong;

²⁸ and the base things of the world, and the things that are despised, did God choose, `yea' and the things that are not, that he might bring to nought the things that are:

¹⁸ having the eyes of your heart enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

¹⁹ and what the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might

²⁰ which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly `places',

⁶ being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ: