(NIV)
The priest answered them, ‘Go in peace. Your journey has the
Lord’s approval.’
And the
priest said to them, “
Go in
peace. The
journey on
which you
go is under the
eye of the
Lord.”
(NIV)
Now the king was attracted to Esther more than to any of the other women, and she won his favour and approval more than any of the other virgins. So he set a royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.
the
king loved Esther more
than all the
women, and she
won grace and
favor in his
sight more
than all the
virgins, so that he
set the
royal crown on her
head and
made her queen instead of
Vashti.
(NIV)
I will not look with approval
on anything that is vile.
I hate what faithless people do;
I will have no part in it.
I will
not set before my
eyesanything that is
worthless.
I
hate the
work of those who
fall away;
it shall
not cling to
me.
(NIV)
The women added, ‘When we burned incense to the Queen of Heaven and poured out drink offerings to her, did not our husbands know that we were making cakes impressed with her image and pouring out drink offerings to her?’
And the women said,
“
When we made
offerings to the
queen of
heaven and
poured out drink offerings to her, was it
without our
husbands’ approval that we
made cakes for her bearing her
image and
poured out drink offerings to her?”
(NIV)
They set up kings without my consent;
they choose princes without my approval.
With their silver and gold
they make idols for themselves
to their own destruction.
They made
kings,
but not through me.
They
set up princes, but I
knew it not.
With their
silver and
gold they
made idolsfor their own
destruction.
(NIV)
Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.’
(ESV)
Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal.”
(NIV)
When he saw that this met with approval among the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This happened during the Festival of Unleavened Bread.
and when he
saw that it
pleased the
Jews, he
proceeded to
arrest Peter also.
This was during the
days of
Unleavened Bread.
(NIV)
And when the blood of your martyr Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.”
And when the
blood of
Stephen your witness was being
shed,
I myself was standing by and approving and watching over the
garments of those who
killed him.’
(NIV)
Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practise them.
Though they
know God’s righteous
decree that those
who practice such
things deserve to
die, they
not only do them
but give approval to those who
practice them.
(NIV)
For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will be commended.
For rulers are not a
terror to
good conduct,
but to
bad.
Would you have
no fear of the one who is in
authority? Then
do what is
good,
and you will
receive his approval,
(NIV)
because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and receives human approval.
Whoever thus serves Christ is
acceptable to
God and approved by
men.
(NIV)
No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God’s approval.
for there
must be factions among you in
order that those who are
genuine among you may
be recognized.
(NIV)
Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, others will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else.
By their
approval of
this service,
they will
glorify God because
of your submission that comes from your
confession of the
gospel of
Christ,
and the
generosity of your
contribution for them and for all others,
(NIV)
Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.
For am I
now seeking the
approval of
man,
or of
God?
Or am I
trying to
please man?
If I were
still trying to
please man,
I would not be a
servant of
Christ.
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