¹ tn Heb “for your acceptance.”

² tn Heb “for acceptance”; NAB “if it is to find acceptance.”

² tn Or (perhaps) “you cannot accept.”

⁴ tn Grk “accepting your complaint, O Jews.”

¹ tn Heb “Be resolved and accept two talents.”

¹ tn Or “acceptable”; Heb “righteous” (so NASB).

¹ tn Heb “for your acceptance”; cf. NIV, NLT “it will be accepted on your behalf.”

² tn Grk “they did not accept the love of the truth.”

⁴ tn Grk “a different gospel which you did not accept.”

⁴ tn Heb “that her punishment is accepted [as satisfactory].”

¹ tn Heb “and it was acceptable in the eyes of David.”

² tn Heb “not for acceptance shall it be for you”; NIV “it will not be accepted on your behalf” (NRSV and NLT both similar).

¹ tn BDAG 761 s.v. παραδέχομαι 2 has “receive, accept” for the meaning here.

¹ sn When Peter entertained them as guests, he performed a culturally significant act denoting acceptance.

¹ sn Who prayed. The prayer indicates their acceptance and commissioning for ministry (cf. Deut 34:9).

¹ tn Heb “hear.” Here the verb refers to hearing favorably, accepting the prayer and responding positively.

³ tn Heb “But they were not listening so as to accept correction.”

² tn Heb “will learn instruction”; cf. NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT “will accept instruction.”

⁴ sn The noun means “goodwill, favor, acceptance, will”; it is related to the verb רָצַה (ratsah) which means “to be pleased with; to accept favorably.” These words are used frequently in scripture to describe what pleases the Lord, meaning, what he accepts. In particular, sacrifices offered properly find acceptance with God (Ps 51:19). Here the lifestyle that is blameless pleases him.

² tn Heb “seek my face,” where “my face” is figurative for God’s presence and acceptance.