'Gracious' in the Bible

Yes, Father, for such has been Thy gracious will.

But Jesus heard it, and said to them, "Why are you vexing her? For she has done a most gracious act towards me.

But Jesus said, "Leave her alone: why are you troubling her? She has done a most gracious act towards me.

On that same occasion Jesus was filled by the Holy Spirit with rapturous joy. "I give Thee fervent thanks," He exclaimed, "O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, that Thou hast hidden these things from sages and men of understanding, and hast revealed them to babes. Yes, Father, for such has been Thy gracious will.

For the reason for our boasting is this--the testimony of our own conscience that it was in holiness and with pure motives before God, and in reliance not on worldly wisdom but on the gracious help of God, that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and above all in our relations with you.

For He pre-destined us to be adopted by Himself as sons through Jesus Christ--such being His gracious will and pleasure--

For it is God Himself whose power creates within you the desire to do His gracious will and also brings about the accomplishment of the desire.

For it was the Father's gracious will that the whole of the divine perfections should dwell in Him.

and to Jesus the negotiator of a new Covenant, and to the sprinkled blood which speaks in more gracious tones than that of Abel.