KJV dictionary & concordance
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of approve. Sense 1: To judge or accept as worthy or fit. Sense 2: To discern or recognize as excellent.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Acts 2:22
Complete exact-word concordance
Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
Yee men of Israel, heare these words, Iesus of Nazareth, a man approued of God among you, by miracles, wonders, and signes, which God did by him in the midst of you, as yee your selues also know:
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.
Salute Apelles approved in Christ. Salute them which are of Aristobulus’ household.
Salute Appelles approoued in Christ. Salute them which are of Aristobulus houshold.
1611 marginal noteOr, friends.
For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.
For there must bee also heresies among you, that they which are approued may be made manifest among you.
1611 marginal noteOr, sects.
For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
For behold this selfe same thing that yee sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulnesse it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of your selues, yea, what indignation, yea what feare, yea what vehement desire, yea what zeale, yea what reuenge; In all things yee haue approued your selues to be cleare in this matter.
For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.
For, not he that commendeth himselfe is approued, but whom the Lord commendeth.
Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates.
Now I pray to God, that ye doe no euill, not that we should appeare approued, but that ye should doe y t which is honest, though we be as reprobates.
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Studie to shewe thy selfe approued vnto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly diuiding the word of trueth.
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