'Favour' in the Bible

So the people came crowding up, asking Pilate to grant them the usual favour.

And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.

And the child grew and became strong and full of wisdom, and the favour of God rested upon Him.

And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

And they, when they came to Jesus, earnestly entreated Him, pleading, "He deserves to have this favour granted him,

Hath he favour to that servant because he did the things directed? I think not.

Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

Yes, you disowned the holy and righteous One, and asked as a favour the release of a murderer.

And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.

And God, who knows all hearts, gave His testimony in their favour by bestowing the Holy Spirit on them just as He did on us;

and two years having been fulfilled, Felix received a successor, Porcius Festus; Felix also willing to lay a favour on the Jews, left Paul bound.

And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.

And Festus willing to lay on the Jews a favour, answering Paul, said, 'Art thou willing, to Jerusalem having gone up, there concerning these things to be judged before me?'

for if indeed I am unrighteous, and anything worthy of death have done, I deprecate not to die; and if there is none of the things of which these accuse me, no one is able to make a favour of me to them; to Caesar I appeal!'

unto whom I answered, that it is not a custom of Romans to make a favour of any man to die, before that he who is accused may have the accusers face to face, and may receive place of defence in regard to the charge laid against him.

and as the harbour was inconvenient for wintering in, the majority were in favour of putting out to sea, to try whether they could get to Phoenix--a harbour on the coast of Crete facing north-east and south-east--to winter there.

But in the case of a man who works, pay is not reckoned a favour but a debt;

by whom we have also access by faith into this favour in which we stand, and we boast in hope of the glory of God.

But shall not the act of favour be as the offence? For if by the offence of one the many have died, much rather has the grace of God, and the free gift in grace, which is by the one man Jesus Christ, abounded unto the many.

And shall not as by one that has sinned be the gift? For the judgment was of one to condemnation, but the act of favour, of many offences unto justification.

For the wages of sin is death; but the act of favour of God, eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

and whenever I may come, whomsoever ye may approve, through letters, these I will send to carry your favour to Jerusalem;

and in this confidence I was purposing to come unto you before, that a second favour ye might have,

We are not again commending ourselves to your favour, but are furnishing you with a ground of boasting on our behalf, so that you may have a reply ready for those with whom superficial appearances are everything and sincerity of heart counts for nothing.

with much entreaty calling on us to receive the favour and the fellowship of the ministration to the saints,

so that we exhorted Titus, that, according as he did begin before, so also he may finish to you also this favour,

and not only so, but who was also appointed by vote by the assemblies, our fellow-traveller, with this favour that is ministered by us, unto the glory of the same Lord, and your willing mind;

For is it man's favour or God's that I aspire to? Or am I seeking to please men? If I were still a man-pleaser, I should not be Christ's bondservant.

to the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he has taken us into favour in the Beloved:

I testify before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, that thou keep these things without prejudice, doing nothing by favour.

Yes, brother, do me this favour for the Lord's sake. Refresh my heart in Christ.