Bible Verses about “vocation”
The Bible contains 42 verses about vocation across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”
“And whatsoever ye do, do [it] heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;”
“‹Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:›”
“¶ But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.”
“Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.”
“Art thou called [being] a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use [it] rather.”
“Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.”
“Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.”
“Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.”
“For he that is called in the Lord, [being] a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, [being] free, is Christ's servant.”
“Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.”
“‹Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway,› [even] ‹unto the end of the world.› Amen.”
“Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, [let us prophesy] according to the proportion of faith;”
“And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;”
“¶ With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;”
“For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:”
“So we, [being] many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.”
“Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”
“Or ministry, [let us wait] on [our] ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;”
“¶ I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,”
“Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:”
“Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, [let him do it] with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.”
“For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:”
“And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, ‹All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.›”
“One Lord, one faith, one baptism,”
“[There is] one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;”
“‹Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and› [that] ‹your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.›”
“One God and Father of all, who [is] above all, and through all, and in you all.”
“But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.”
“Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.”
“(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?”
“He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)”
“‹The Spirit of the Lord› [is] ‹upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,›”
“For the gifts and calling of God [are] without repentance.”
“‹For many are called, but few› [are] ‹chosen.›”
“And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.”
“¶ Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.”
“And Jesus said unto them, ‹Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.›”
“And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.”
“And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.”
“And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.”