'Accepts' in the Bible

“He who receives and welcomes you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.

He who receives and welcomes a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward; and he who receives a righteous (honorable) man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.

As for what was sown on the stony ground, this is the person who hears the word and accepts it joyfully at once,

Whoever receives and welcomes one child like this in My name receives Me;

“Whoever receives and welcomes one child such as this in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me receives not [only] Me, but Him who sent Me.”

and He told them, “Whoever welcomes this child in My name welcomes Me; and whoever welcomes Me [also] welcomes Him who sent Me; for the one who is least among all of you [that is, the one who is genuinely humble—the one with a realistic self-view]—he is the one who is [truly] great.”

Both the Pharisees and the scribes began muttering and complaining, saying, “This man accepts and welcomes sinners and eats with them.”

He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.

The one who accepts his testimony has attested that God is true.

I tell you the solemn truth, whoever accepts the one I send accepts me, and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me."

It was to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the One who justifies those who have faith in Jesus [and rely confidently on Him as Savior].

And no one takes this honourable office upon himself, but only accepts it when called to it by God, as Aaron was.

For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he punishes every son he accepts."