58 Bible Verses about Acceptance
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Therefore receive ye each other, just as Christ also received you for the glory of God.
(for he says, At an acceptable time I heard thee, and in a day of salvation I helped thee. Behold, now is an acceptable time. Behold, now is a day of salvation),
for appreciation of the glory of his grace, by which he blessed us in him who is beloved.
For if the casting away of them is reconciliation of the world, what is the acceptance except life from the dead?
And he said, Truly I say to you, that not one prophet is acceptable in his fatherland.
For they went forth on behalf of the Name, taking nothing from the Gentiles.
But as many as did accept him, to them he gave power to become children of God, to those who believe in his name,
If thou do well, shall thou not be accepted? And if thou do not well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire shall be for thee, and thou shall rule over it.
Faithful is the saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinful men, of whom I am foremost.
Therefore also we aspire, whether at home or away from home, to be well-pleasing to him.
For do I now trust men or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I were still pleasing men I would not be a bondman of Christ.
But not all were obedient to the good-news, for Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed our report?
And if it is eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination. It shall not be accepted.
but in every nation, he who fears him, and works righteousness, is acceptable to him.
And of Asher he said, Blessed be Asher with sons. Let him be acceptable to his brothers, and let him dip his foot in oil.
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat of it. And LORD had respect to Abel and to his offering,
For if the willingness is present, it is acceptable to the extent if some man has, not to the extent he does not have.
And when ye sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to LORD, ye shall sacrifice it that ye may be accepted.
Ye were discharged from the Christ, ye who are made righteous by law. Ye have fallen 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 upon my altar, for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.
I have come in my Father's name, and ye do not accept me. If another man should come in his own name, ye will accept that man.
Because of this it is from faith, so that it is according to grace, in order for the promise to be sure to all the seed, not only to the seed from the law, but also to the seed from the faith of Abraham, who is father of us all
that if thou will confess with thy mouth, Lord Jesus, and will believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou will be saved.
And because of this we thank God without ceasing, because, having received the word of God heard from us, ye received not the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God, which also is at work in you who believe.
For we, in a Spirit of faith, wait for a hope of righteousness.
The man who eats should not disdain the man who does not eat, and the man who does not eat should not criticize the man who eats, for God has received him.
But whatever has a blemish, that ye shall not offer, for it shall not be acceptable for you.
Neither from the hand of a foreigner shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these, because their corruption is in them; there is a blemish in them. They shall not be accepted for you.
For he who commends himself, that man is not approved, but whom the Lord commends.
All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together to thee. The rams of Nebaioth shall minister to thee. They shall come up with acceptance on my altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.
when he comes to be glorified in his sanctified, and to be marveled in that day by all those who believe (because our testimony among you was believed).
For ye were both compassionate about my bonds, and ye accepted with joy the plundering of your possessions, knowing yourselves to have a superior and an enduring existence in the heavens.
And he who does wrong will be recompensed what he did wrong, and there is no partiality.
And having come to the second, he said likewise. And having answered, he said, I, sir, and did not go.
And he shall lay his hand upon 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 thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which thou have spoken.
If ye were of the world, the world would love its own, but because ye are not of the world (instead I chose you out of the world), because of this the world hates you.
Be it known to you therefore, that the salvation of God was sent to the Gentiles, and they will hear.
Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria has received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,
And when Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he attempted to join with the disciples, and they all feared him, not believing that he is a disciple.
Thus says LORD, In an acceptable time I have heard thee, and in a day of salvation I have helped thee. And I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to raise up the land, to make them inherit the desolate he
And when ye offer a sacrifice of peace-offerings to LORD, ye shall offer it that ye may be accepted.
Topics on Acceptance
Acceptance Of Bribes
Exodus 23:8And thou shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight, and perverts the words of the righteous.
Acceptance, divine
Jeremiah 14:10-12Thus says LORD to this people: Even so they have loved to wander. They have not restrained their feet. Therefore LORD does not accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.
Acceptance, From God
2 Kings 13:23But LORD was gracious to them, and had compassion on them, and had respect to them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither did he cast them from his presence as yet.
Acceptance, Of Gifts
1 Samuel 25:35So David received from her hand that which she had brought him. And he said to 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 thy heart.
Acceptance, Of Jesus Christ
John 1:12But as many as did accept him, to them he gave power to become children of God, to those who believe in his name,
Acceptance, Of One Another
1 Corinthians 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am. And his grace for me did not become empty, but I labored more abundantly than them all, yet not I, but the grace of God with me.
Acceptance, Of The Gospel
1 Timothy 1:15Faithful is the saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinful men, of whom I am foremost.
Acceptance, Of Worship
Leviticus 22:19-21that ye may be accepted, [ye shall offer] a male without blemish, of the bullocks, of the sheep, or of the goats.