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
| 2 Corinthians 2:9 | For this reason also I wrote you: to discover whether you could stand the test — if in everything you are obedient. |
| 2 Corinthians 2:10 | Now the one to whom you forgive anything, I also do the same; for (gar | γάρ | conj) indeed, what I have forgiven — if I have forgiven anything — I did so for your benefit in the presence of Christ, |
| 2 Corinthians 2:11 | lest we be taken advantage of by Satan; for (gar | γάρ | conj) we are not unaware of his intentions. |
| 2 Corinthians 2:17 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) we are not like so many, peddling the word of God. To the contrary, in Christ we speak in the sight of God as men of sincerity, as men sent from God. |
| 2 Corinthians 3:6 | who indeed made us adequate as servants of a new covenant, based not on the letter but on the Spirit; for (gar | γάρ | conj) the letter kills, but the Spirit imparts life. |
| 2 Corinthians 3:9 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation, how much more will the ministry of righteousness exceed it in glory! |
| 2 Corinthians 3:10 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) indeed, what had been glorious, in this case has no glory because of the glory that surpasses it. |
| 2 Corinthians 3:11 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) if what was fading away came with glory, how much more will that which is permanent be filled with glory. |
| 2 Corinthians 3:14 | But their minds were closed. For (gar | γάρ | conj) until the present day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. Since the veil is not removed, it is clear that only in Christ is it taken away. |
| 2 Corinthians 4:5 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus’ sake. |
| 2 Corinthians 4:11 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) we who live are constantly being handed over to death for the sake of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. |
| 2 Corinthians 4:15 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) all these things are for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people, it may increase thanksgiving to the glory of God. |
| 2 Corinthians 4:17 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) our momentary lightness of affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, |
| 2 Corinthians 4:18 | as we look not on what can be seen, but on the unseen; for (gar | γάρ | conj) what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal. |
| 2 Corinthians 5:1 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) we know that if our earthly house, the tent we live in, is taken down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens. |
| 2 Corinthians 5:2 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) indeed in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling place, |
| 2 Corinthians 5:4 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) while we remain in this tent, we groan and are burdened, not because we want to be unclothed, but clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. |
| 2 Corinthians 5:7 | for (gar | γάρ | conj) we live by faith, not by sight. |
| 2 Corinthians 5:10 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be repaid according to what he has done while in the body, whether good or bad. |
| 2 Corinthians 5:13 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) if we are out of our minds, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you. |
| 2 Corinthians 5:14 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) the love of Christ controls us, since we have concluded this: that one has died for all; therefore all have died. |
| 2 Corinthians 6:2 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) he says, “In the time of my favor I heard you, in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation! |
| 2 Corinthians 6:14 | Do not be unevenly yoked with unbelievers; for (gar | γάρ | conj) what is there in common between righteousness and lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? |
| 2 Corinthians 6:16 | What agreement can the temple of God have with idols? For (gar | γάρ | conj) we are the temple of the living God; just as God said: “I will dwell in their midst and walk among them; I will be their God and they will be my people.” |
| 2 Corinthians 7:3 | I do not say this to condemn you, for (gar | γάρ | conj) I have said previously that you are in our hearts; thus we live and die together. |
| 2 Corinthians 7:5 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) even when we came to Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but on all sides we were distressed — from the outside came conflicts, from within there were fears. |
| 2 Corinthians 7:8 | For even if I made you sad by my letter, I do not regret it. Even if I did regret it — for (gar | γάρ | conj) I see that that letter did make you sad, though only for a short time — |
| 2 Corinthians 7:9 | now I rejoice, not because you were made sad, but because your sadness led to repentance; for (gar | γάρ | conj) you were made sad as God intended, so that in nothing you suffered loss by us. |
| 2 Corinthians 7:10 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) sadness as intended by God produces a repentance that leads to salvation, leaving no regret; but worldly sadness produces death. |
| 2 Corinthians 7:11 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) see what eagerness this very thing — this sadness as God intended — has produced in you; what defense of yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what deep concern, what punishment! In everything you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter. |
| 2 Corinthians 8:9 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich. |
| 2 Corinthians 8:10 | And in this matter I am giving my opinion; for (gar | γάρ | conj) this is beneficial for you, who last year not only began to do this work but also to desire to do it. |
| 2 Corinthians 8:12 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) if the readiness is present, the gift is acceptable according to whatever a person has, not according to what he does not have. |
| 2 Corinthians 8:13 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) this is not for the ease of others and a burden for you, but a matter of equality; |
| 2 Corinthians 8:21 | for (gar | γάρ | conj) we are concerned to do what is right, not only before the Lord but also before men. |
| 2 Corinthians 9:1 | Now (gar | γάρ | conj) concerning the service to the saints, there is no necessity for me to write to you, |
| 2 Corinthians 9:2 | for (gar | γάρ | conj) I know your readiness to help, about which I keep boasting to the Macedonians, saying that Achaia has been ready since last year, and your zeal has stirred up most of them. |
| 2 Corinthians 9:7 | Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly nor under constraint, for (gar | γάρ | conj) it is the cheerful giver whom God loves. |
| 2 Corinthians 10:3 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh, |
| 2 Corinthians 10:4 | for (gar | γάρ | conj) the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but are empowered by God for tearing down strongholds. We tear down arguments |
| 2 Corinthians 10:8 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) even if I boast about it, and more than that, about the authority which the Lord gave us for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be ashamed. |
| 2 Corinthians 10:12 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) we would not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some of those who are recommending themselves. Rather, when they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves by themselves, they are without understanding. |
| 2 Corinthians 10:14 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) it is not as though we had not come to you, over-reaching ourselves, for (gar | γάρ | conj) we did come even as far as you with the gospel of Christ. |
| 2 Corinthians 10:18 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) it is not the one who recommends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord recommends. |
| 2 Corinthians 11:2 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) I am jealous for you with a jealousy God inspires, for (gar | γάρ | conj) I have promised you in marriage to a single husband, to Christ, that I might present you to him as an undefiled virgin. |
| 2 Corinthians 11:4 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) if one comes and proclaims a different Jesus whom we did not proclaim, or if you welcome a different spirit which you did not welcome, or a different gospel which you did not welcome, you put up with it easily. |
| 2 Corinthians 11:5 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) I consider myself to be in no way inferior to those “super-apostles.” |
| 2 Corinthians 11:9 | And when I was present with you and in need, I did not burden anyone, for (gar | γάρ | conj) when the brothers came from Macedonia they supplied my need. |
| 2 Corinthians 11:13 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. |
| 2 Corinthians 11:14 | And no wonder! For (gar | γάρ | conj) Satan himself disguises himself as an angel of light. |
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
Darfur - gar for