KJV dictionary & concordance
Pleasing, welcome, favourable, or fit to be received or approved.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Leviticus 22:20
Complete exact-word concordance
To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.
To what purpose cōmeth there to me incense from Sheba? and the sweet cane from a farre countrey? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet vnto me.
1611 marginal noteIsa.1.11. and 66.3. amos 5.21. mic. 6.6, &c.
Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
Wherefore, O King, let my counsell be acceptable vnto thee, and breake off thy sinnes by righteousnesse, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poore; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillitie.
1611 marginal noteOr, an healing of thine errour.
To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
To preach the acceptable yeere of the Lord.
I BESEECH you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
¶ I beseech you therefore brethren, by the mercies of God, that yee present your bodies a liuing sacrifice, holy, acceptable vnto God, which is your reasonable seruice.
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
And bee not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renuing of your minde, that ye may proue what is that good, that acceptable and perfect will of God.
For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.
For hee that in these things serueth Christ, is acceptable to God, and approued of men.
That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.
That I should be the minister of Iesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministring the Gospel of God, that the offering vp of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the holy Ghost.
1611 marginal noteOr, sacrificing.
Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.
Proouing what is acceptable vnto the Lord:
But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.
But I haue all, and abound. I am full, hauing receiued of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, well pleasing to God.
1611 marginal noteOr, I haue receiued all.
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Sauiour,
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Agreeable or pleasing in person. That may be received with pleasure.
