For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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γάρ
Vocabulary form:
gavr
Definition:
for; then
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
1,041
GK:
1142
Mnemonic Singing:
For the beauty of the earth,
for the glory of the skies
Verse:
“I am not ashamed of the gospel … γάρ in it the righteousness of God is revealed.” (Rom 1:16,17)
“Why γάρ should my liberty be determined by the conscience of another?” (1 Cor 10:29)
Notes:
Postpositive
Biblical Concordance
| 1 Corinthians 11:12 | for (gar | γάρ | conj) just as the woman came from man, so also the man now comes through woman. And all things come from God. |
| 1 Corinthians 11:18 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) in the first place, I hear that when you gather as a church there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it, |
| 1 Corinthians 11:19 | for (gar | γάρ | conj) there must be factions among you so that it may become clear who among you are genuine. |
| 1 Corinthians 11:21 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) when it comes time to eat, each one goes ahead with his own supper; and one remains hungry while another becomes drunk. |
| 1 Corinthians 11:22 | Can it be that you do not have houses in which to eat and drink? Or are you trying to show contempt for the church of God by humiliating those who have nothing? What should I say to you? Should I commend you? For this I will not commend you. |
| 1 Corinthians 11:23 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) I received from the Lord that which I also passed on to you: that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, |
| 1 Corinthians 11:26 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. |
| 1 Corinthians 11:29 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) the one who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. |
| 1 Corinthians 12:8 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) to one is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge according to the same Spirit, |
| 1 Corinthians 12:12 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) just as the physical body is one yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so also is the body of Christ. |
| 1 Corinthians 12:13 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free, and we were all imbued with one Spirit. |
| 1 Corinthians 12:14 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) indeed the body is not a single member, but many. |
| 1 Corinthians 13:9 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) we know in part and we prophesy in part, |
| 1 Corinthians 13:12 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) the present we are looking through a mirror obscurely, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I will know fully, just as I have been fully known. |
| 1 Corinthians 14:2 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) the one speaking in a tongue speaks not to men but to God; indeed (gar | γάρ | conj), no one understands him, yet he is speaking mysteries by the Spirit. |
| 1 Corinthians 14:8 | Again, if the bugle gives an uncertain call, who will get ready for battle? |
| 1 Corinthians 14:9 | So it is with you; if you do not speak a clear message with your tongue, how will anyone know what is being said? You will be speaking into the air. |
| 1 Corinthians 14:14 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unproductive. |
| 1 Corinthians 14:17 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) you are giving thanks well enough, but the other person is not being edified. |
| 1 Corinthians 14:31 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) in this way all will be able to prophesy one by one, with the result that all may learn and all be encouraged, |
| 1 Corinthians 14:33 | for (gar | γάρ | conj) God is not a God of confusion but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints, |
| 1 Corinthians 14:34 | the women are to be silent in the churches, for (gar | γάρ | conj) they are not permitted to speak. Rather, they are to be submissive, as in fact the law says. |
| 1 Corinthians 14:35 | And if they want to find out about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for (gar | γάρ | conj) it is improper for a woman to speak in church. |
| 1 Corinthians 15:3 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, |
| 1 Corinthians 15:9 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. |
| 1 Corinthians 15:16 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. |
| 1 Corinthians 15:21 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead also comes through a man. |
| 1 Corinthians 15:22 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive. |
| 1 Corinthians 15:25 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. |
| 1 Corinthians 15:27 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) “he has put everything in subjection under his feet.” Now when it says that “everything has been put in subjection,” it is clear that this does not include the one who put everything in subjection to him. |
| 1 Corinthians 15:32 | If as a mere man I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what have I gained? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for (gar | γάρ | conj) tomorrow we die. |
| 1 Corinthians 15:34 | Sober up as you ought, and stop sinning; for (gar | γάρ | conj) some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame. |
| 1 Corinthians 15:41 | The sun has one kind of glory, the moon another kind of glory, the stars another kind of glory; and (gar | γάρ | conj) star differs from star in glory. |
| 1 Corinthians 15:52 | in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For (gar | γάρ | conj) the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. |
| 1 Corinthians 15:53 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) this perishable body must put on imperishability, and this mortal body must put on immortality. |
| 1 Corinthians 16:5 | But I will come to you after I have gone through Macedonia — for (gar | γάρ | conj) I intend to go through Macedonia — |
| 1 Corinthians 16:7 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) I do not want to see you now just in passing, for (gar | γάρ | conj) I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits. |
| 1 Corinthians 16:9 | for (gar | γάρ | conj) a door that offers wide and effective ministry stands open for me, although there are many adversaries. |
| 1 Corinthians 16:10 | Now if Timothy comes, see that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for (gar | γάρ | conj) he is doing the Lord’s work, just as I am. |
| 1 Corinthians 16:11 | So no one should treat him with contempt. Help him continue his journey in peace, that he may come to me; for (gar | γάρ | conj) I am expecting him with the brothers. |
| 1 Corinthians 16:18 | for (gar | γάρ | conj) they have refreshed my spirit and yours. Therefore recognize the worth of such men. |
| 2 Corinthians 1:8 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) we want you to know, brothers, about the affliction we suffered in Asia, that we were burdened excessively beyond our power to cope, so that we despaired even of living. |
| 2 Corinthians 1:12 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) our confidence is this, the testimony of our conscience, that with simplicity and sincerity like that of God, and not with earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, we conducted ourselves in the world, and all the more toward you. |
| 2 Corinthians 1:13 | Now (gar | γάρ | conj) we are not writing you anything other than what you can read and also understand. But I hope that you will understand fully, |
| 2 Corinthians 1:19 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) the Son of God, Jesus Christ, the one who was proclaimed among you by us — by me, Silvanus, and Timothy — was not “Yes” and “No,” but in him it has always been “Yes.” |
| 2 Corinthians 1:20 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) all the promises of God find their “Yes” in him; and that is why it is through him that we say our “Amen” to God for his glory. |
| 2 Corinthians 1:24 | Not that we are ruling over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy; for (gar | γάρ | conj) by faith you have stood firm. |
| 2 Corinthians 2:1 | So (gar | γάρ | conj) I decided this within myself, not to come to you again with sorrow. |
| 2 Corinthians 2:2 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) if I cause you sorrow, then who is there to make me glad except the one made sorrowful by me? |
| 2 Corinthians 2:4 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) out of much distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you, with many tears, not to cause you sorrow but to let you know the love that I have especially for you. |
Mnemonics
Suggested Mnemonic Device
Gar "For"man is the General Manager of the Chicago Bulls.
Mnemonic for "gar"
"Please buy a vase FOR the GARdenia!
gar mnemonic
FOR if you GUARd the GARden, THEN you will reap much fruit.
Darfur - gar for
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