'Chosen' in the Bible

And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.

for there shall rise false Christs and false prophets, and they shall give signs and wonders, to seduce, if possible, also the chosen;

and then he shall send his messengers, and gather together his chosen from the four winds, from the end of the earth unto the end of heaven.