Bible Verses About Predestination

"According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will."

"For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified."

"For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth."

"Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began."

"And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed."

"Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit."

"Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ."

"In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will."

"Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace."

"No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day."

What does the Bible say about predestination?

Predestination is one of the most discussed doctrines in Christian theology. Scripture clearly teaches that God has a sovereign plan and foreknowledge of all things, choosing believers 'before the foundation of the world. Key King James Version passages include Ephesians 1:4-5, Romans 8:29-30, Romans 9:11. This page collects 10 KJV verses about predestination, each quoted in full.

What does predestination mean in the Bible?

Predestination refers to God's sovereign act of choosing or determining beforehand those who would be saved. Ephesians 1:4-5 states God 'chose us in him before the foundation of the world' and 'predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ.'

Does predestination mean we have no free will?

This is one of theology's great discussions. Scripture affirms both God's sovereign election (Romans 9:11) and human responsibility to believe (John 3:16). Most Christians hold these truths in tension, recognizing that God's ways are higher than ours (Isaiah 55:9).