58 Bible Verses about Acceptance
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Therefore receive one another as Christ also received us, to the glory of God.
(For He says, "In an acceptable time I heard you, and in a day of salvation, I helped you;" Behold, now is the accepted time. Behold, now is the day of salvation.)
to the praise of the glory of His grace, in which He has made us accepted in the One having been loved.
For if their casting away is the reconciling of the world, what is the reception except life from the dead?
And He said, Truly I say to you, No prophet is accepted in his native-place.
because they went forth for His name's sake, taking nothing from the nations.
But as many as received Him, He gave to them authority to become the children of God, to those who believe on His name,
If you do well, shall you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin crouches at the door; and its desire is for you, and you shall rule over it.
Faithful is the Word and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
Therefore we are also laboring to be well-pleasing to Him, whether at home or away from home.
For now do I persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I yet pleased men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
But they have not all obeyed 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 who fears Him and works righteousness is accepted with Him.
And of Asher he said, Asher shall be blessed with sons, let him be pleasing to his brothers, and let him dip his foot in oil.
And Abel also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat of it. And Jehovah had respect to Abel and to his offering,
For if the eagerness is present, it is acceptable according to what one has, and not according to what one does not have.
And when you will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to Jehovah, offer it at your own will.
you who are justified by Law are deprived of all effect from Christ; you fell from grace.
even them I will bring to My holy mountain, and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted on My altar; for My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples,
I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me. If another shall come in his own name, him you will receive.
Therefore it is of faith so that it might be according to grace; for the promise to be made sure to all the seed, not only to that which is of the Law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all
Because if you confess the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved.
And for this cause we thank God without ceasing, that when you received the Word of hearing, of God, you welcomed it as the Word of God, not as a word of men, but as it is, truly the Word of God, which also effectually works in you who believe.
For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness out of faith.
Do not let him who eats despise him who does not eat; and do not let him who does not eat judge him who eats, for God has received him.
You shall not offer that which has a blemish. For it shall not be acceptable for you.
And you shall not offer the bread of your God out of the hand of a son of a stranger, or any of these, because their uncleanness is in them, and blemishes are in them. They shall not be accepted for you.
All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together to you; the rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you. They shall come up on My altar pleasing Me, and I will glorify the house of My glory.
when He shall come to be glorified in His saints and to be admired in all those who believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that Day.
For you both sympathized with my bonds and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that you have in Heaven a better and an enduring substance.
But he who does wrong shall receive justice for the wrong which he did, and there is no respect of persons.
And he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir; and did not go.
And he shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering. And it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
And He said to him, See, I have accepted you concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city for which you have spoken.
If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
Therefore be it known to you that the salvation of God is sent to the nations, and they will hear.
And the apostles in Jerusalem hearing that Samaria had received the Word of God, they sent Peter and John to them;
And arriving in Jerusalem, Saul attempted to join himself to the disciples. But they were all afraid of him, and did not believe that he was a disciple.
So says Jehovah, in a favorable time I replied to You, and in a day of salvation I have helped You; and I will preserve You, and give You for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause them to inherit the wasted inheritances;
And if you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to Jehovah, you shall offer it of your own free will.
Topics on Acceptance
Acceptance Of Bribes
Exodus 23:8And you shall take no bribe, for the bribe blinds the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
Acceptance, divine
Jeremiah 14:10-12So says Jehovah to this people; So they have loved to wander; they have not restrained their feet; therefore Jehovah does not accept them. He will now remember their iniquity and visit their sins.
Acceptance, From God
2 Kings 13:23And Jehovah was gracious to them, and had pity on them, and had respect to them, because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And He would not destroy them, nor cast them from His presence as yet.
Acceptance, Of Gifts
1 Samuel 25:35And David received from her hand that which she had brought him, and said to her, Go up in peace to your house. See, I have listened to your voice and have accepted your person.
Acceptance, Of Instruction
Job 22:22Please receive the Law from His mouth and lay up His words in your heart.
Acceptance, Of Jesus Christ
John 1:12But as many as received Him, He gave to them authority to become the children of God, to those who 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 which was toward me has not been without fruit, but I labored more abundantly than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God with me.
Acceptance, Of The Gospel
1 Timothy 1:15Faithful is the Word and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
Acceptance, Of Worship
Leviticus 22:19-21you shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the cattle, of the sheep, or of the goats.