17 Bible Verses about Acceptance, Of Jesus Christ

But to all who did receive him he gave power to become Children of God--to those who believe in his Name.

Since, therefore, you have received Jesus, the Christ, as your Lord, live your lives in union with him--

In truth I tell you, he who receives any one that I send receives me; and he who receives me receives him who sent me."

He who welcomes you is welcoming me; and he who welcomes me is welcoming him who sent me as his Messenger.

And any one who, for the sake of my Name, welcomes even one little child like this, is welcoming me.

"Any one who, for the sake of my Name, welcomes even a little child like this is welcoming me, and any one who welcomes me is welcoming not me, but him who sent me as his Messenger."

And then said to them: "Any one who, for the sake of my Name, welcomes even this little child is welcoming me; and any one who welcomes me is welcoming him who sent me as his Messenger. For whoever is lowliest among you all--that man is great."

He who listens to you is listening to me, and he who rejects you is rejecting me; while he who rejects me is rejecting him who sent me as his Messenger."

But Jesus had proclaimed: "He who believes in me believes, not in me, but in him who sent me;

For I have given them the teaching which thou gavest me, and they received it, and clearly understood that I came from thee, and they believed that thou has sent me as thy Messenger.

And--if you are ready to accept it--John is himself the Elijah who was destined to come.

"It is not every one," replied Jesus, "who can accept this teaching, but only those who have been enabled to do so. Some men, it is true, have from birth been disabled for marriage, while others have been disabled by their fellow men, and others again have disabled themselves for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven. Let him accept it who can."

They who did accept his statement attested the fact that God is true. For he whom God sent as his Messenger gives us God's own teaching, for God does not limit the gift of the Spirit.

He came to his own--yet his own did not receive him.

In truth I tell you that we speak of what we know, and state what we have seen; and yet you do not accept our statements.

I have come in my Father's name, and you do not receive me; if another comes in his own name, you will receive him. How can you believe in me, when you receive honor from one another and do not desire the honor which comes from the only God?

On hearing it, many of his disciples said: "This is harsh doctrine! Who can bear to listen to it?"