Ephesians 5:10

proving Testing, by the touchstone of His declared and beloved Will; putting every action, and course of action unreservedly to that proof, and unreservedly approving, in action, all that passes it. Cp. Romans 1:28 (where lit. "they did not approveto retain God, &c."), Romans 12:2 (a close parallel here); 1 Thessalonians 5:21.

acceptable Better, as R. V., well-pleasing. The word is kindred to the noun rendered "pleasing" Colossians 1:10. The whole question was to be, "What pleasesGod?"