Quotes About Acceptance

“Say of your brothers, ëMy people,í and of your sisters, ëMy loved one.í

Though they offer sacrifices as gifts to Me, and though they eat the meat, the LORD does not accept them. Now He will remember their iniquity and punish their sins: They will return to Egypt.

I said, ëSurely you will fear Me and accept correction.í Then her dwelling place would not be cut off despite all for which I punished her. But they rose early to corrupt all their deeds.

“Do not judge, or you will be judged.

Later, as Jesus was dining at Matthewís house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Him and His disciples.

He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.

Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophetís reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous manís reward.

And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.

And He did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.

“Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masterís table.”

Jesus invited a little child to stand among them.

And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.

“Not everyone can accept this word,” He replied, “but only those to whom it has been given.

For there are eunuchs who were born that way; others were made that way by men; and still others live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”

But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

The blind and the lame came to Him at the temple, and He healed them.

For John came to you in a righteous way and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.

But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.

Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!”

When the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

Then Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, “Stand up among us.”

“Yes, Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the childrenís crumbs.”

“Whoever welcomes one of these little children in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes not only Me, but the One who sent Me.”

For whoever is not against us is for us.