'Called' in the Bible

Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called the Messiah.

but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus.

Then Herod secretly called the magi and determined from them the exact time the star appeared.

and came and lived in a city called Nazareth. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophets: “He shall be called a Nazarene.”

Now as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

Going on from there He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and He called them.

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called Matthew, sitting in the tax collector’s booth; and He *said to him, “Follow Me!” And he got up and followed Him.

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

It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign the members of his household!

Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary, and His brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?

After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, “Hear and understand.

And Jesus called His disciples to Him, and said, “I feel compassion for the people, because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, for they might faint on the way.”

And He called a child to Himself and set him before them,

But Jesus called them to Himself and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them.

And Jesus stopped and called them, and said, “What do you want Me to do for you?”

And He *said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer’; but you are making it a robbers’ den.”

For many are called, but few are chosen.”

and respectful greetings in the market places, and being called Rabbi by men.

But do not be called Rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers.

Do not be called leaders; for One is your Leader, that is, Christ.

“For it is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and entrusted his possessions to them.

Then Jesus *came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and *said to His disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”

For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.

At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner, called Barabbas.

So when the people gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”

Pilate *said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all *said, “Crucify Him!”

And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means Place of a Skull,

Immediately He called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went away to follow Him.

And He called them to Himself and began speaking to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?

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

After He called the crowd to Him again, He began saying to them, “Listen to Me, all of you, and understand:

In those days, when there was again a large crowd and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called His disciples and *said to them,

Sitting down, He called the twelve and *said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.”

And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him here.” So they *called the blind man, saying to him, “Take courage, stand up! He is calling for you.”

And He began to teach and say to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it a robbers’ den.”

The soldiers took Him away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium), and they *called together the whole Roman cohort.

Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth,

He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David;

The angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God.

And behold, even your relative Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age; and she who was called barren is now in her sixth month.

But his mother answered and said, “No indeed; but he shall be called John.”

And they said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by that name.”

And they made signs to his father, as to what he wanted him called.

“And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High;For you will go on before the Lord to prepare His ways;

Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,

And when eight days had passed, before His circumcision, His name was then called Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.

(as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”),

And when day came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as apostles:

and Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot;

Soon afterwards He went to a city called Nain; and His disciples were going along with Him, accompanied by a large crowd.

and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and sicknesses: Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

He, however, took her by the hand and called, saying, “Child, arise!”

And He called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all the demons and to heal diseases.

When the apostles returned, they gave an account to Him of all that they had done. Taking them with Him, He withdrew by Himself to a city called Bethsaida.

She had a sister called Mary, who was seated at the Lord’s feet, listening to His word.

When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your sickness.”

I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me as one of your hired men.”’

And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

And he called him and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’

But Jesus called for them, saying, “Permit the children to come to Me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

And he called out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

And there was a man called by the name of Zaccheus; he was a chief tax collector and he was rich.

And he called ten of his slaves, and gave them ten minas and said to them, ‘Do business with this until I come back.’

When he returned, after receiving the kingdom, he ordered that these slaves, to whom he had given the money, be called to him so that he might know what business they had done.

When He approached Bethphage and Bethany, near the mount that is called Olivet, He sent two of the disciples,

Now during the day He was teaching in the temple, but at evening He would go out and spend the night on the mount that is called Olivet.

Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was approaching.

And Satan entered into Judas who was called Iscariot, belonging to the number of the twelve.

And He said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who have authority over them are called ‘Benefactors.’

While He was still speaking, behold, a crowd came, and the one called Judas, one of the twelve, was preceding them; and he approached Jesus to kiss Him.

When they came to the place called The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.

He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of John; you shall be called Cephas” (which is translated Peter).

Nathanael *said to Him, “How do You know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”

When the headwaiter tasted the water which had become wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the headwaiter *called the bridegroom,

So He *came to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph;

The woman *said to Him, “I know that Messiah is coming (He who is called Christ); when that One comes, He will declare all things to us.”

Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porticoes.

He answered, “The man who is called Jesus made clay, and anointed my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash’; so I went away and washed, and I received sight.”

The Jews then did not believe it of him, that he had been blind and had received sight, until they called the parents of the very one who had received his sight,

So a second time they called the man who had been blind, and said to him, “Give glory to God; we know that this man is a sinner.”

If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken),

Therefore Thomas, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, so that we may die with Him.”

When she had said this, she went away and called Mary her sister, saying secretly, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.”

Therefore Jesus no longer continued to walk publicly among the Jews, but went away from there to the country near the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim; and there He stayed with the disciples.

So the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead, continued to testify about Him.

No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you.

Therefore when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha.

They took Jesus, therefore, and He went out, bearing His own cross, to the place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha.

But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together.

Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away.

And it became known to all who were living in Jerusalem; so that in their own language that field was called Hakeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)

So they put forward two men, Joseph called Barsabbas (who was also called Justus), and Matthias.

And a man who had been lame from his mother’s womb was being carried along, whom they used to set down every day at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, in order to beg alms of those who were entering the temple.

Now Joseph, a Levite of Cyprian birth, who was also called Barnabas by the apostles (which translated means Son of Encouragement),

Upon hearing this, they entered into the temple about daybreak and began to teach.Now when the high priest and his associates came, they called the Council together, even all the Senate of the sons of Israel, and sent orders to the prison house for them to be brought.

But some men from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and argued with Stephen.

They went on stoning Stephen as he called on the Lord and said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”