58 Bible Verses about Acceptance
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Therefore bear one another, as the Christ also bore us, to the glory of God.
(For he saith, I have heard thee in an acceptable time, and in the day of saving health I have succoured thee; behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of saving health.)
to the praise of the glory of his grace, in which he has made us accepted 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 accepted in his own country.
because for his name's sake, they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become sons of God, even to them that believe on his name,
If thou doest good, it shall certainly be accepted; and if thou doest not good, sin lies at the door. And his desire shall be unto thee, but thou must rule over him.
This is a faithful saying and worthy of acceptation by all, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am first.
Therefore we also procure, whether present or absent, that we may please him.
For do I now persuade men or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the slave of Christ.
But not everyone hearkens unto the gospel. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed our report?
And if it is eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; it shall not be accepted;
but in every nation he that fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.
And to Asher he said, Asher, more blessed than the sons, shall be acceptable unto his brethren and shall dip his foot in oil.
And Abel, he also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD looked upon Abel and his present,
For if there is first a willing desire, it is accepted according to what a person has and not according to what they do not have.
And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD, offer it of your own free will.
Ye are empty of the Christ, whosoever of you that justify yourselves by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
even them will I bring to the mountain of my holiness, and refresh them in the house of my prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon my altar; for my house shall be called, House of prayer for all peoples.
I have come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not; if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
Therefore by faith, that it might be by grace, to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to that which is of the law, but also to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,
that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shalt believe in thine heart that God has raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
For this cause also we thank God without ceasing, that having received from us the word to hear from God, ye received it not as the word of men, (but as it is in truth) the word of God, which effectually works in you that believe.
For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
Let not him that eats despise him that does not eat, and let not him who does not eat judge him that eats; for God has raised him up.
But ye shall not offer any thing that has a blemish, for it shall not be acceptable for you.
Neither from the son of a stranger's hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these because their corruption is in them and blemishes are in them; they shall not be accepted for you.
For it is not he that commends himself that is approved, but whom the Lord commends.
All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, rams of Nebaioth shall be served unto thee: they shall be offered up with grace upon my altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.
Therefore in the manner in which ye received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him,
when he shall come to be glorified in his saints and to be admired in all those that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
For ye had compassion of me in my bonds and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing that in yourselves ye have a better substance in the heavens, and that abides.
But he that does wrong shall receive the wrong which he has done, now that there is no respect of persons.
And he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, I will go, Lord, and went not.
And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering, and he shall accept it to reconcile him.
And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also that I will not overthrow the city for 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 have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
Be it known, therefore, unto you that this saving health of God is sent unto the Gentiles and that they will hear it.
Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John unto them,
And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he tried to join himself to the disciples; but they were all afraid of him and did not believe that he was a disciple.
Thus has the LORD said, In an acceptable time I have heard thee, and in the day of saving health I have helped thee; and I will preserve thee and give thee for a covenant of people, that thou might awaken the earth, that thou might inherit the desolate heritages;
And when ye offer a sacrifice of peace unto the LORD, ye shall offer it of your own free will.
Topics on Acceptance
Acceptance Of Bribes
Exodus 23:8And thou shalt take no bribe; for the bribe blinds the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
Acceptance, divine
Jeremiah 14:10-12Thus hath the LORD said unto this people, Thus have they loved to move, nor have they refrained their feet; therefore the LORD does not have them in his will; he will now remember their iniquity and visit their sins.
Acceptance, From God
2 Kings 13:23But the LORD was merciful unto them, and had compassion on them, and looked upon them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and did not desire to destroy them or to cast 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 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 thine heart.
Acceptance, Of Jesus Christ
John 1:12But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become sons 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 towards me was not in vain, for I laboured more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
Acceptance, Of The Gospel
1 Timothy 1:15This is a faithful saying and worthy of acceptation by all, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am first.
Acceptance, Of Worship
Leviticus 22:19-21ye shall offer of your own free will a male without blemish of the bovine cattle of the sheep or of the goats.