The best Bible verses for calling (NASB) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for calling (NASB), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"And one called out to another and said, 'Holy, Holy, Holy, is the LORD of hosts, The whole earth is full of His glory.'"Isaiah 6:3
"And one called out to another and said, 'Holy, Holy, Holy, is the LORD of hosts, The whole earth is full of His glory.'"Isaiah 6:3
"He said, 'I am A VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, 'MAKE STRAIGHT THE WAY OF THE LORD,' as Isaiah the prophet said.'"John 1:23
"For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God."John 5:18
"as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, 'THE VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, 'MAKE READY THE WAY OF THE LORD, MAKE HIS PATHS STRAIGHT."Luke 3:4
"'They are like children who sit in the market place and call to one another, and they say, 'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.'"Luke 7:32
"THE VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, 'MAKE READY THE WAY OF THE LORD, MAKE HIS PATHS STRAIGHT.''"Mark 1:3
"And He summoned the twelve and began to send them out in pairs, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits;"Mark 6:7
"And Jesus stopped and said, 'Call him [here].' So they called the blind man, saying to him, 'Take courage, stand up! He is calling for you.'"Mark 10:49
"Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, 'Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the contributors to the treasury;"Mark 12:43
"When some of the bystanders heard it, they [began] saying, 'Behold, He is calling for Elijah.'"Mark 15:35
"For this is the one referred to by Isaiah the prophet when he said, 'THE VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, 'MAKE READY THE WAY OF THE LORD, MAKE HIS PATHS STRAIGHT!''"Matthew 3:3
"As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, 'Have mercy on us, Son of David!'"Matthew 9:27
"'But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the market places, who call out to the other [children],"Matthew 11:16
"And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, [began] saying, 'This man is calling for Elijah.'"Matthew 27:47
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for calling (NASB) are Isaiah 6:3, John 1:23, John 5:18. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to calling (NASB) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for calling (NASB), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.