17 Bible Verses about Acceptance, Of Jesus Christ

But as many as received him--to those who believe in his name--he gave to them authority to become children of God,

Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, live in him,

Truly, truly I say to you, the one who receives anyone I send receives me, and the one who receives me receives the one who sent me."

"The one who receives you receives me, and the one who receives me receives the one who sent me.

and whoever welcomes one child such as this in my name welcomes me.

"Whoever welcomes one of the young children such as these in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me, but the one who sent me."

and said to them, "Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For the one who is least among you all--this one is great."

The one who listens to you listens to me, and the one who rejects you rejects me. But the one who rejects me rejects the one who sent me."

But Jesus cried out and said, "The one who believes in me does not believe in me, but in the one who sent me,

because the words that you gave to me I have given to them, and they received [them] and know truly that I have come from you, and they have believed that you have sent me.

and if you are willing to accept [it], he is Elijah, the one who is going to come.

But he said to them, "Not everyone can accept this saying but [those] to whom it has been given. For there are eunuchs who were born as such from [their] mother's womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by people, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves [eunuchs] for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able to accept [this], let him accept [it]."

The one who accepts his testimony has attested that God is true. For [the one] whom God sent speaks the words of God, for he does not give the Spirit by measure.

He came to his own [things], and his own [people] did not receive him.

Truly, truly I say to you, we speak what we know, and we testify [about] what we have seen, and you do not accept our testimony!

I have come in my Father's name, and you do not accept me. If another should come in his own name, you would accept that one! How are you able to believe, [if you] accept glory from one another, and do not seek the glory [which is] from the only God?

Thus many of his disciples, [when they] heard [it], said, "This saying is hard! Who can understand it?"