Approved

And you must raise an army like the one you have lost—horse for horse and chariot for chariot—so we can fight the Israelites on the plain, where we will surely prevail.” And the king approved their plan and acted accordingly.

Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:

For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.

Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the household of Aristobulus.

And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.

For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.

Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who examines our hearts.

Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.