The word in Scripture

Called in the Bible

The word called appears 624 times in the King James Version of the Bible. The called are those God summons to Himself in Christ. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What called means in the Bible

The called are those God summons to Himself in Christ.

Where the word called appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word called appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.”Genesis 1:10

“The mighty God, even the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.”Psalms 50:1

“Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the LORD, and he answered them.”Psalms 99:6

“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”Isaiah 9:6

“The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.”John 4:25

“And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:”John 19:17

“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”Romans 8:28

“Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.”Romans 9:7