He then sums up in one or two sentences the significance and consequences of receiving and of Rejecting Jesus.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
He felt that in Rejecting the favor of the Mahdi, for which it was necessary to pay with denial of faith and soul, he had acted as he should have done; he felt that his father would have been proud and happy at his conduct, but at the same time he thought that he had caused the destruction of Nell, his companion in misfortune, his little beloved sister, for whom he would willingly have sacrificed his last drop of blood.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
We drew up the plan for dinner a dozen times, trying to include things that would please my mother's taste and Rejecting everything we feared was doubtful.
"I Walked in Arden"
Jack Crawford