- If thou doest well:
- "And he saidª° unto¹ him, See,ª I have acceptedª°¹ thee² concerning this¹ thingª also,¹ that I will not¹ overthrowª°¹ this city,ª for the whichª thou hast spoken.ª°" {Gen 19:21} + "All¹ these [things] did Araunah,ª [as] a king,ª giveª° unto¹ the king.ª And Araunahª saidª° unto the king,ª The LORDª thy Godª acceptª° thee." {2Sm 24:23} + "And he went²°¹ with¹ Joramª the sonª of Ahabª to the warª against¹ Hazaelª kingª of Syriaª in Ramothgilead;ª² and the Syriansª woundedª°¹ Joram.ª" {2Kg 8:28} + "Therefore takeª° unto you now¹ sevenª bullocksª and sevenª rams,ª and go²°¹ to¹ my servantª Job,ª and offer upª° for¹ yourselves a burnt offering;ª and my servantª Jobª shall prayª° for¹ you: for¹¹ himª will I accept:ª° lest¹ I dealª° with¹ you [after your] folly,ª in that¹ ye have not¹ spokenª° of¹ me [the thing which is] right,ª° like my servantª Job.ª" {Job 42:8} + "[It is] not¹ goodª to acceptª° the personª of the wicked,ª to overthrowª° the righteousª in judgment.ª" {Prv 18:5} + "Though¹ a sinnerª° doª° evilª an hundred times,ª and his [days] be prolonged,ª° yet¹ surely¹ I¹ knowª° that¹ it shall be¹ wellª with them that fearª God,ª which¹ fearª° beforeª¹ him: ... But it shall not¹ be¹ wellª with the wicked,ª neither¹ shall he prolongª° [his] days,ª [which are] as a shadow;ª because¹ he feareth²¹ not¹ beforeª¹ God.ª" {Ecc 8:12-13} + "Sayª° ye to the righteous,ª that¹ [it shall be] well²¹ [with him]: for¹ they shall eatª° the fruitª of their doings.ª ... Woeª unto the wicked!ª [it shall be] illª [with him]: for¹ the rewardª of his handsª shall be givenª° him." {Isa 3:10-11} + "To what¹ purpose¹ comethª° there to me incenseª from Sheba,ª¹ and the sweetª caneª from a farª country?ª¹ your burnt offeringsª [are] not¹ acceptable,ª nor¹ your sacrificesª sweetª° unto me." {Jer 6:20} + "And if¹ ye offerª° the blindª for sacrifice,ª° [is it] not¹ evil?ª and if¹ ye offerª° the lameª and sick,ª° [is it] not¹ evil?ª offerª° it now¹ unto thy governor;ª will he be pleasedª° with thee, or¹ acceptª° thy person?ª saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Mal 1:8} + "Who¹ [is there] even¹ among you that would shutª° the doorsª [for nought]? neither¹ do ye kindleª° [fire] on mine altarª for nought.ª I have no¹ pleasureª in you, saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª neither¹ will I acceptª° an offeringª at your hand.ª¹" {Mal 1:10} + "Ye saidª° also, Behold,¹ what a wearinessª¹ [is it]! and ye have snuffed²° at¹ it, saithª° the LORDª of hosts;ª and ye broughtª° [that which was] torn,ª° and the lame,ª and the sick;ª° thus ye broughtª°¹ an offering:ª should I acceptª° this of your hand?ª¹ saithª° the LORD.ª" {Mal 1:13} + "Butª inª everyª nationª he that fearethª° him,ª andª workethª° righteousness,ª isª° acceptedª with him.ª" {Act 10:35} + "To them who¹ byª² patient continuanceª in wellª doingª seek²° for¹ gloryª andª honourª andª immortality,ª eternalª life:ª ... Butª² glory,ª honour,ª andª peace,ª to every manª that workethª° good,ª to the¹ Jewª first,ª and²¹ also² to the Gentile:ª" {Rom 2:7-10} + "I beseechª° youª therefore,ª brethren,ª byª the¹ merciesª of God,ª that ye presentª° yourª bodiesª a livingª° sacrifice,ª holy,ª acceptableª unto God,ª [which is] yourª reasonableª service.ª" {Rom 12:1} + "Forª he that inª these thingsª servethª° Christª [is] acceptableª to God,ª andª approvedª of men.ª" {Rom 14:18} + "That I² should¹ beª²° the ministerª of Jesusª Christª toª the¹ Gentiles,ª ministeringª° the¹ gospelª of God,ª thatª the¹ offering upª of the¹ Gentilesª might beª° acceptable,ª being sanctifiedª° byª the Holyª Ghost.ª" {Rom 15:16} + "Toª the praiseª of the gloryª of his²¹ grace,ª whereinªª he hath made²° us² acceptedª°¹ inª the¹ beloved.ª°" {Eph 1:6} + "Butª if¹ any²¹ widowª haveª° childrenª orª nephews,ª let them learnª° firstª to shew pietyª° at¹ home,ª² andª to requiteªª° their parents:ª forª thatª isª° goodª andª acceptableª beforeª God.ª" {1Tm 5:4} + "Yeª also,ª asª livelyª° stones,ª are built upª° a spiritualª house,ª an holyª priesthood,ª to offer upª° spiritualª sacrifices,ª acceptableª to Godª byª Jesusª Christ.ª" {1Pe 2:5}
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