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ἀρέσκω (aréskō) probably from G142 (through the idea of exciting emotion); to be agreeable (or by implication, to seek to be so):--please.

Appears in a total of 16 verses:

ROM 8:8

OET-LV: 8 And the ones in flesh being, to_god to _bring _pleasure not are _being _able. (ROM_8:8)

OET-RV: 8 and those who are worldly aren’t able to bring pleasure to God. (ROM 8:8)

TI2 2:4

OET-LV: 4 No _one soldiering is _being _entangled with _the affairs of_ the _living, in _order _that he _may _bring _pleasure to _the one having _enlisted him. (TI2_2:4)

OET-RV: 4 Soldiers stay unentangled from the affairs of daily living so that they will be dedicated to pleasing their commanding officer. (TI2 2:4)

MRK 6:22

OET-LV: 22 And of _Haʸrōidias the daughter for _him having _come _in and having _danced, she _brought _pleasure to_ the _Haʸrōdaʸs and the ones reclining. And the king said to _the little _girl: Ask me whatever if you _may _be _wanting and I _will _be _giving it to _you. (MRK_6:22)

OET-RV: 22 The daughter of Herodias came in and danced for them, and the king and his party guests all enjoyed it. So the king said to the young woman, “Just ask me for anything and I’ll give it to you.” (MRK 6:22)

CO1 7:34

OET-LV: 34 the unmarried is _caring _for the things of _the master, in _order _that she _may _be holy, both in _the body and the spirit, but the woman having _married is _caring _for the things of _the world, how she _may _bring _pleasure to _the husband. (CO1_7:34)

OET-RV: 34 are concerning about things of the master—so that both their bodies and their spirits can be separate from the world—but married women are concerned about worldly affairs—wanting to please their husbands. (CO1 7:34)

ROM 15:2

OET-LV: 2 Each of _us to _the one near him _let _be _bringing _pleasure to the good for building. (ROM_15:2)

OET-RV: 2 Each one of us should be bringing pleasure to those near us—displaying goodness and building them up, (ROM 15:2)

TH1 2:4

OET-LV: 4 but as we _have _been _approved by the god, to _be _entrusted the good _message, thus we _are _speaking, not as to _people bringing _pleasure, but to_god, the one approving the hearts of _us. (TH1_2:4)

OET-RV: 4 but since God has approved us and entrusted the good message to us, that’s what we talk about. We don’t aim to bring pleasure to people, but rather to bring them to God—the one who approves our inner motives. (TH1 2:4)

TH1 2:15

OET-LV: 15 who both the master having _killed _off Yaʸsous, and their prophets, and us having _driven _out, and to_god not bringing _pleasure, but to _all people of _contrary, (TH1_2:15)

OET-RV: 15 They executed their own prophets as well as the master Yeshua. They drove us out, displeasing God and contrary to all people— (TH1 2:15)

CO1 7:32

OET-LV: 32 But I _am _wanting you _all unanxious to _be. The unmarried is _caring _for the things of _the master, how he _may _bring _pleasure to _the master, (CO1_7:32)

OET-RV: 32 But I’d like you to be free from concern. Single men are concerned about things of the master—pleasing the master— (CO1 7:32)

ACT 6:5

OET-LV: 5 And the statement brought _pleasure before all the multitude, and they _chose Stefanos, a_man full of _faith and of_the_ holy _spirit, and Filippos, and Proⱪoros, and Nikanōr, and Timōn, and Parmenas, and Nikolaos a_ from _Antioⱪeia _convert, (ACT_6:5)

OET-RV: 5 This idea pleased the group, so they went ahead and chose Stephen (a man full of faith and of the holy spirit), Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas (a non-Jew from Antioch who had previously converted to Judaism). (ACT 6:5)

CO1 7:33

OET-LV: 33 but the one having _married is _caring _for the things of _the world, how he _may _bring _pleasure to _the wife, and has _been _divided. Both the woman the unmarried and the virgin (CO1_7:33)

OET-RV: 33 but married men are concerned about worldly affairs—wanting to please their wives—so they’re divided. And unmarried or single women (CO1 7:33)

CO1 10:33

OET-LV: 33 As also _I in _all things, to _all men am _bringing _pleasure, not seeking the of _myself benefit, but the benefit of _the many, in _order _that they _may _be _saved. (CO1_10:33)

OET-RV: 33 just like I work to please everyone—not for my own benefit but rather, trying to benefit everyone else so that they might get saved. (CO1 10:33)

GAL 1:10

OET-LV: 10 For/Because now I _am _persuading people or the god? Or I _am _seeking to _be _bringing _pleasure to _people? If I _was_ still _bringing _pleasure to _people, I _was not wishfully a_slave of_chosen _one /messiah. (GAL_1:10)

OET-RV: 10 Am I trying to please and persuade people or God? If I was still trying to please people, I wouldn’t be worthy to be one of the messiah’s slaves. (GAL 1:10)

ROM 15:1

OET-LV: 15 And ought we, the powerful, the weaknesses of _the powerless to _be _bearing, and not to _ourselves to _be _bringing _pleasure. (ROM_15:1)

OET-RV: 15 We who are powerful should be bearing the weaknesses of the powerless rather than just seeking to bring pleasure to ourselves. (ROM 15:1)

ROM 15:3

OET-LV: 3 For/Because also the chosen _one /messiah not to _himself brought _pleasure, but as it _has _been _written: The derisions of _the ones deriding you, fell _on on me. (ROM_15:3)

OET-RV: 3 because even the messiah didn’t bring pleasure to himself, but, as it was written: ‘Those who were insulting you, their insults landed on me.’ (ROM 15:3)

MAT 14:6

OET-LV: 6 But for_the_birthday _celebrations of_ the _Haʸrōdaʸs having _become, the daughter of_ the _Haʸrōidias danced in the midst and brought _pleasure to_ the _Haʸrōdaʸs, (MAT_14:6)

OET-RV: 6 However at Herod’s birthday celebration, Herodias’ daughter had danced in the middle of them all and had pleased Herod so much (MAT 14:6)

TH1 4:1

OET-LV: 4 Therefore finally, brothers, we _are _asking you _all and we _are _exhorting in the_master Yaʸsous, as you _all _received from us, which how it _is _fitting you _all to _be _walking and to _be _bringing _pleasure to_god (as even you _all _are _walking), in _order _that you _all _may _be _being _plentiful more. (TH1_4:1)

OET-RV: 4 So finally, brothers and sisters, you learnt from us about how to live in a way that pleases God as indeed you are. Now we are requesting you all, and we’re instructing you from the master Yeshua to do this even more, (TH1 4:1)

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