After this ¹  the Lord appointed seventy-two ²  others and sent them on ahead of him two by two into every town ³  and place where he himself was about to go.

God wanted to make known to them the glorious ¹  riches of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

So a thousand from every tribe, twelve thousand armed for battle in all, were provided out of the thousands of Israel.

I thought this was a good idea, ¹  so I sent ²  twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.

Boaz chose ten of the village leaders ¹  and said, “Sit down here!” So they sat down.

You made Israel your very own nation for all time. ¹  You, O Lord, became their God.

The Jews struck all their enemies with the sword, bringing death and destruction, and they did as they pleased with their enemies.

How blessed ¹  is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen to be his special possession. ² 

But you have spurned ¹  and rejected him; you are angry with your chosen king. ² 

During the feast the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd, ¹  whomever they wanted.

Now ¹  Jesus went up the mountain ²  and called for those he wanted, and they came to him.

Jesus replied, ¹  “Didn’t I choose you, the twelve, and yet one of you is the devil?” ² 

but, like the Holy One who called you, become holy yourselves in all of your conduct,

So as you come to him, ¹  a living stone rejected by men but ²  chosen and priceless ³  in God’s sight,

The Lord announced, “I will also spurn Judah, ¹  just as I spurned Israel. I will reject this city that I chose – both Jerusalem and the temple, about which I said, “I will live there.” ² 

After there had been much debate, ¹  Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that some time ago ²  God chose ³  me to preach to the Gentiles so they would hear the message ⁴  of the gospel ⁵  and believe. ⁶ 

Samuel said to the people, “The Lord is the one who chose Moses and Aaron and who brought your ancestors ¹  up from the land of Egypt.

I planted you in the land like a special vine of the very best stock. Why in the world have you turned into something like a wild vine that produces rotten, foul-smelling grapes? ¹ 

Each moved straight ahead ¹  – wherever the spirit ²  would go, they would go, without turning as they went.

“I have chosen ¹  you alone from all the clans of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all your sins.”