While He sometimes
chooses unregenerate individuals for this purpose (such as King Cyrus, Judas, and a few others), all who are in Jesus Christ automatically become «elect» in Christ.
Sometimes, God
chooses unregenerate people (such as Pharaoh, Cyrus, and Judas) to accomplish His purposes.
Not exact matches
Again, many will teach from this verse that God has
chosen from the world of the
unregenerate those whom He wants to receive eternal life.
With this view, even
unregenerate people, like Pharaoh, Cyrus, Judas, and the Jewish people can be
chosen, even if they never received eternal life.
If God
chooses some of the
unregenerate to be regenerate, then this verse should say that God
chose us to be in Him.