58 Bible Verses about Acceptance
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Wherefore receive ye one another, even as Christ also received you, to the glory of God.
(for he saith, At an acceptable time I hearkened unto thee, And in a day of salvation did I succor thee: behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation):
to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved:
For if the casting away of them is the reconciling of the world, what'shall the receiving of them be , but life from the dead?
And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country.
because that for the sake of the Name they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.
But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name:
If thou doest well, shall it not be lifted up? and if thou doest not well, sin coucheth at the door: and unto thee shall be its desire, but do thou rule over it.
Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief:
Wherefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well-pleasing unto him.
For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? or am I striving to please men? if I were still pleasing men, I should not be a servant of Christ.
But they did not all hearken to the glad tidings. For Isaiah saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination; it shall not be accepted:
but in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is acceptable to him.
And of Asher he said, Blessed be Asher with children; Let him be acceptable unto his brethren, And let him dip his foot in oil.
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And Jehovah had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according as a man hath, not according as he hath not.
And when ye sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto Jehovah, ye shall sacrifice it that ye may be accepted.
Ye are severed from Christ, ye would be justified by the law; ye are fallen away from grace.
even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt-offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.
I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace; to the end that the promise may be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all
because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved:
And for this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when ye received from us the word of the message, even the word of God, ye accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also worketh in you that believe.
For we through the Spirit by faith wait for the hope of righteousness.
Let not him that eateth set at nought him that eateth not; and let not him that eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.
But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you.
Neither from the hand of a foreigner shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, there is a blemish in them: they shall not be accepted for you.
All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee; they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar; and I will glorify the house of my glory.
when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be marvelled at in all them that believed (because our testimony unto you was believed) in that day.
For ye both had compassion on them that were in bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of you possessions, knowing that ye have for yourselves a better possession and an abiding one.
For he that doeth wrong shall receive again for the wrong that he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.
And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go , sir: and went not.
And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which thou hast spoken.
If ye were of the world, the world would love its own: but because ye are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
Be it known therefore unto you, that this salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles: they will also hear.
Now when the apostles that were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:
And when he was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
Thus saith Jehovah, In an acceptable time have I answered thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee; and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to raise up the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritages:
And when ye offer a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto Jehovah, ye shall offer it that ye may be accepted.
Topics on Acceptance
Acceptance Of Bribes
Exodus 23:8And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Acceptance, divine
Jeremiah 14:10-12Thus saith Jehovah unto this people, Even so have they loved to wander; they have not refrained their feet: therefore Jehovah doth not accept them; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.
Acceptance, From God
2 Kings 13:23But Jehovah was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.
Acceptance, Of Gifts
1 Samuel 25:35So David received of her hand that which she had brought him: and he said unto her, Go up in peace to thy house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.
Acceptance, Of Instruction
Job 22:22Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart.
Acceptance, Of Jesus Christ
John 1:12But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name:
Acceptance, Of One Another
1 Corinthians 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not found vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
Acceptance, Of The Gospel
1 Timothy 1:15Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief:
Acceptance, Of Worship
Leviticus 22:19-21that ye may be accepted, ye shall offer a male without blemish, of the bullocks, of the sheep, or of the goats.