'Favor' in the Bible

“The Lord has done this for me. He has looked with favor in these days to take away my disgrace among the people.”

Then the angel told her:Do not be afraid, Mary,for you have found favor with God.

because He has looked with favoron the humble condition of His slave.Surely, from now on all generationswill call me blessed,

And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and with people.

to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.

praising God and having favor with all the people. And every day the Lord added to them those who were being saved.

and rescued him out of all his troubles. He gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and over his whole household.

He found favor in God’s sight and asked that he might provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.

After two years had passed, Felix received a successor, Porcius Festus, and because he wished to do a favor for the Jews, Felix left Paul in prison.

asking him to do them a favor against Paul, that he might summon him to Jerusalem. They were preparing an ambush along the road to kill him.

Then Festus, wanting to do a favor for the Jews, replied to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem, there to be tried before me on these charges?”

Now, brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the saying: “Nothing beyond what is written.” The purpose is that none of you will be inflated with pride in favor of one person over another.

For am I now trying to win the favor of people, or God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ.

He predestined us to be adopted through Jesus Christ for Himself, according to His favor and will,

If you look with favor on the man wearing the fine clothes and say, “Sit here in a good place,” and yet you say to the poor man, “Stand over there,” or, “Sit here on the floor by my footstool,”

For it brings favor if, mindful of God’s will, someone endures grief from suffering unjustly.

For what credit is there if you sin and are punished, and you endure it? But when you do what is good and suffer, if you endure it, this brings favor with God.