G700 ἀρέσκω
aréskō — to be agreeable (or by implication, to seek to be so)
KJV: please
Derived from αἴρω aírō (to lift up)
Occurs 68 times. Every verse with this word
Where it occurs
- Matthew 14:6 — But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced among them and pleased Herod.
- Mark 6:22 — When the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and those sitting with him. The king said…
- Acts 6:5 — These words pleased the whole multitude. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip…
- Romans 8:8 — Those who are in the flesh can’t please God.
- Romans 15:1 — Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
- Romans 15:2 — Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, to be building him up.
- Romans 15:3 — For even Messiah didn’t please himself. But, as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.”
- 1 Corinthians 7:32 — But I desire to have you to be free from cares. He who is unmarried is concerned for the things of the Lord, how he may…
- 1 Corinthians 7:33 — but he who is married is concerned about the things of the world, how he may please his wife.
- 1 Corinthians 7:34 — There is also a difference between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman cares about the things of the Lord, that…