'Called' in the Bible

Josiah became the father of Jeconiah [also called Coniah and Jehoiachin] and his brothers, at the time of the deportation (exile) to Babylon.

And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.

He called together all the high priests and scribes of the people and asked them where the Messiah was to be born.

Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.

And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.

And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.

And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

But I say unto you, that every one that is lightly angry with his brother shall be subject to the judgment; but whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be subject to be called before the sanhedrim; but whosoever shall say, Fool, shall be subject to the penalty of the hell of fire.

And lo, all the city came forth to meet Jesus, and having seen him, they called on him that he might depart from their borders.

And Jesus, passing on thence, saw a man sitting at the tax-office, called Matthew, and says to him, Follow me. And he rose up and followed 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.

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

And you will be objects of universal hatred because you are called by my name; but he who holds out to the End--he will be saved.

It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?

Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:

Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.

And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,

Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:

So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.

But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.

And behold, [there were] two blind men sitting beside the road. [When they] heard that Jesus was passing by, they called out, saying, "Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!"

And the crowd rebuked them so that they would be quiet. But they called out all the more, saying, "Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!"

And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?

And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.

and he sent forth his servants to call those having been called to the marriage-feasts, and they were not willing to come.

Again he sent forth other servants, saying, Say to those who have been called: Lo, my dinner I prepared, my oxen and the fatlings have been killed, and all things are ready, come ye to the marriage-feasts;

then saith he to his servants, The marriage-feast indeed is ready, and those called were not worthy,

For many are called, but few are chosen.

And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.

Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.

As Jesus left and was going out of the temple complex, His disciples came up and called His attention to the temple buildings.

"At that time they will deliver you up to punishment and will put you to death; and you will be objects of hatred to all the nations because you are called by my name.

For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.

Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,

Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.

Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.

And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.

Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?

Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.

So when he saw that he could gain nothing, but that on the contrary there was a riot threatening, he called for water and washed his hands in sight of them all, saying, "I am not responsible for this murder: you must answer for it."

Then the Governor's soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium, and called together the whole battalion to make sport of Him.

And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,

saying, Sir, we have called to mind that that deceiver said when he was still alive, After three days I arise.

Going on a little further He saw James the son of Zabdi and his brother John: they also were in the boat mending the nets, and He immediately called them.

And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.

Then Jesus went up on a hillside and called to himself those whom he had decided on, and they approached him.

He appointed the Twelve, whom he called apostles, to accompany him, to be sent out to preach,

and [He also appointed] Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew (Nathanael), and Matthew (Levi the tax collector), and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus (Judas the son of James), and Simon the Zealot;

And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?

Then His mother and His brothers came, and standing outside, they sent word to Him and called Him.

and having called with a loud voice, he said, 'What -- to me and to thee, Jesus, Son of God the Most High? I adjure thee by God, mayest thou not afflict me!'

when there came one of the Wardens of the Synagogue--he was called Jair--who, on beholding Him, threw himself at His feet,

And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;

And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:

In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them,

And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.

But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them.

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.

So they called the blind man and told him, "Have courage! Get up. He's calling you." He threw off his coat, jumped up, and went to Jesus.

when some of the bystanders called out, "What are you doing, untying the foal?"

And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.

And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:

You will be objects of universal hatred because you are called by my name, but those who stand firm to the End will be saved.

Then they came to a place called Gethsemane, and he told his disciples, "Sit down here while I pray."

And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.

And there was one called Barabbas, lying bound with them that had made insurrection, men who in the insurrection had committed murder.

And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.

And they brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means Skull Place).

And Pilate wondered if he were already dead, and having called near the centurion, did question him if he were long dead,

In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.

She called out with a loud voice, and said, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.

And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.

And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)

And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)

And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;

Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,

And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people.

John's disciples told him about all these things. So John called two of his disciples

and John having called near a certain two of his disciples, sent unto Jesus, saying, 'Art thou he who is coming, or for another do we look?'

And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,

Still other seed fell on good ground; when it sprang up, it produced a crop: 100 times what was sown.” As He said this, He called out, “Anyone who has ears to hear should listen!”

And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.

Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.

And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.