The word in Scripture

Calling in the Bible

The word calling appears 24 times in the King James Version of the Bible. A calling is God's summons to belong to Him and to serve. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What calling means in the Bible

A calling is God's summons to belong to Him and to serve.

Where the word calling appears

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

“Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.”Isaiah 41:4

“But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,”Matthew 11:16

“And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.”Mark 11:21

“And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.”Mark 15:44

“For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.”Romans 11:29

“There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;”Ephesians 4:4

“I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”Philippians 3:14

“Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;”Hebrews 3:1