'Called' in the Bible

In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town of 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 replied, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called the Son of God.

"And look, your relative Elizabeth has also become pregnant with a son in her old age -- although she was called barren, she is now in her sixth month!

And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High. For you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,

So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David.

When morning came, he called his disciples and chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles:

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

Soon afterward Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went with him.

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

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

But other seed fell on good soil and grew, and it produced a hundred times as much grain." As he said this, he called out, "The one who has ears to hear had better listen!"

After Jesus called the twelve together, he gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases,

When the apostles returned, they told Jesus everything they had done. Then he took them with him and they withdrew privately to a town called Bethsaida.

When Jesus saw her, he called her to him and said, "Woman, you are freed from your infirmity."

I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired workers."'

Then his son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'

So he called one of the slaves and asked what was happening.

So he called the manager in and said to him, 'What is this I hear about you? Turn in the account of your administration, because you can no longer be my manager.'

So he called out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in anguish in this fire.'

But Jesus called for the children, saying, "Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

So he called out, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

Now when he approached Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples,

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

Then Satan entered Judas, the one called Iscariot, who was one of the twelve.

So Jesus said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them are called 'benefactors.'

Then Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,

So when they came to the place that is called "The Skull," they crucified him there, along with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left.

Now that very day two of them were on their way to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.