And all Judea and everybody in Jerusalem went out to him there, and accepted baptism from him in the Jordan River, acknowledging their sins.

And he accepted their offer, and watched for an opportunity to betray him to them without a disturbance.

for I have given them the truths that you gave me, and they have accepted them and been convinced that I came from you, and they believe that you sent me.

So God's message continued to spread; the number of the disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a great many priests accepted the faith.

But when they believed Philip's message of the good news of the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, men and women alike accepted baptism.

When the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted God's message, they sent Peter and John there.

The apostles and brothers all over Judea heard that the heathen had also accepted God's message,

It is true, they have not all accepted the good news, for Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed what we have told?"

The man who will eat anything must not look down on the man who abstains from some things, and the man who abstains from them must not criticize the one who does not, for God has accepted him.

and in the cloud and the sea all, as it were, accepted baptism as followers of Moses,

Now I want to remind you, brothers, of the form in which I presented to you the good news I brought, which you accepted and have stood by,

For when somebody comes along and preaches another Jesus than the one I preached, or you receive a different spirit from the one you received or a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it well enough!

That no one is accepted as upright by God for obeying the Law is evident because the upright will have life because of his faith,

So just as you once accepted the Christ, Jesus, as your Lord, you must live in vital union with him.

For everything God has created is good, and nothing need be refused, provided it is accepted with thanksgiving,

Faith enabled Abraham, when he was put to the test, to offer Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had accepted God's promises was ready to sacrifice his only son,

I fell at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, "You must not do that. I am only a fellow-slave of yours and of your brothers who have accepted the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is what inspires prophecy."