The word in Scripture

Elect in the Bible

The word elect appears 20 times in the King James Version of the Bible. The elect are God's chosen people, kept by His grace. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What elect means in the Bible

The elect are God's chosen people, kept by His grace.

Where the word elect appears

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

“Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.”Isaiah 42:1

“They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.”Isaiah 65:22

“And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.”Matthew 24:22

“For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.”Mark 13:22

“And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?”Luke 18:7

“Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth.”Romans 8:33

“Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;”Colossians 3:12

“Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.”2 Timothy 2:10