18 Bible Verses about Acceptance, Of The Gospel

True is the saying, and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

Wherefore put off all filthiness, and excess of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

And what was sown on the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who also beareth fruit, and yieldeth, one a hundred fold, another sixty, another thirty fold.

And these are they who are sown on the good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it; and bear fruit, thirty, sixty, and a hundred fold.

But the seeds on the good ground, these are they who in an honest and good heart, when they have heard the word, hold it fast, and bear fruit with constancy.

For I delivered to you first of all what I also received, that Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures;

True is the saying, and worthy of all acceptance. For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we have placed our hope in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, especially of believers.

They therefore received his word, and were baptized; and there were added on that day about three thousand souls.

And the apostles at Jerusalem, hearing that Samaria had received the word of God, sent to them Peter and John;

And the apostles and the brethren throughout Judaea heard that the gentiles also had received the word of God.

Moreover, brethren, I declare anew to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also ye received, and wherein ye stand,

For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we did not preach, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye did not receive, or another gospel, which ye did not accept, well might ye bear with it.

As we have said before, so I now say again, If any one preach a gospel to you contrary to that which ye received, let him be accursed!

And ye became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction with joy from the Holy Spirit;

But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, that God chose you from the beginning to salvation in sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth;

and saw him saying to me, Make haste, and go quickly out of Jerusalem; for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.

For if the rejection of them is the reconciliation of the world, what will the reception of them be, but life from the dead?

But the unspiritual man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot know them; because they are spiritually discerned.