14 occurrences in 11 translations

'Accepting' in the Bible

Gehazi, the attendant of Elisha the man of God, thought: My master has let this Aramean Naaman off lightly by not accepting from him what he brought. As the Lord lives, I will run after him and get something from him.

Go up to the hill country, bring lumber and rebuild My house (temple), that I may be pleased with it and be glorified,” says the Lord [accepting it as done for My glory].

And I also, I have made you despised and low before all the people, Because ye are not keeping My ways, And are accepting persons in the law.

But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is how his name is translated) opposed them, trying to turn the proconsul away from accepting the faith.

Then he brought them into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, since he had believed in God with his entire family [accepting with joy what had been made known to them about the Christ].

But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to the Jews, "If it were a matter of some crime or serious piece of villainy, I would have been justified in accepting the complaint of you Jews,

By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which it was testified of him that he was righteous (upright, in right standing with God), and God testified by accepting his gifts. And though he died, yet through [this act of] faith he still speaks.

since they set out for the sake of the Name, accepting nothing from pagans.

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
בּחר 
Bachar 
Usage: 169

דּשׁן 
Dashen 
Usage: 11

חפץ 
Chephets 
Usage: 39

יטב 
Yatab 
Usage: 115

נפל 
Naphal 
Usage: 434

נסה נשׂא 
Nasa' 
Usage: 653

רוּח 
Ruwach 
Usage: 11

רצה 
Ratsah 
Usage: 56

רצן רצון 
Ratsown 
Usage: 56

שׂאת 
S@'eth 
Usage: 14

שׁפר 
Sh@phar (Aramaic) 
Usage: 3

ἀπόδεκτος 
Apodektos 
Usage: 2

ἀποδέχομαι 
Apodechomai 
Usage: 5

ἀποδοχή 
Apodoche 
Usage: 2

δεκτός 
Dektos 
Usage: 3

δέχομαι 
Dechomai 
receive , take , accept , take up
Usage: 30

εὐάρεστος 
Euarestos 
Usage: 9

εὐαρέστως 
Euarestos 
Usage: 1

εὐπρόσδεκτος 
Euprosdektos 
Usage: 5

προσδέχομαι 
Prosdechomai 
Usage: 13

χαριτόω 
Charitoo 
Usage: 2

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