16 occurrences

'Pleased' in the Bible

But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced among them and pleased Herod.

Verse ConceptsCelebrationsBanquets, ActivitiesGuestsBirthdays CelebratedFathers Birthdayheroes

When the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and those sitting with him. The king said to the young lady, "Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you."

Verse ConceptsdanceBanquets, ActivitiesLeisure, And PastimesTemptressesPeople Promising

These words pleased the whole multitude. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch;

Verse ConceptsExamples Of FaithFaith, Growth InJudaismSpiritualityIndwelling Of The Holy SpiritAntioch in SyriaProselytesBeing Filled With The SpiritBelieving In GodOthers Believing In God

When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.

Verse ConceptsFeast Of Unleavened BreadPublic Opinion

However with most of them, God was not well pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

Verse ConceptsDesertsDying In The WildernessNot Pleasing GodDying In The Desert Sinners Grasped By Death

But God gives it a body even as it pleased him, and to each seed a body of its own.

Verse ConceptsPlanting SeedsSeedsVarieties

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Delight (265 instances)
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