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
| Luke 6:32 | And if you love those who love you, what credit is it to you? For (gar | γάρ | conj) even sinners love those who love them. |
| Luke 6:33 | And if you do good to those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same. |
| Luke 6:38 | give, and it will be given to you — good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be poured into your lap. For (gar | γάρ | conj) by what measure you measure, it will be measured in return to you.” |
| Luke 6:43 | “For (gar | γάρ | conj) it is not a good tree that bears bad fruit, nor again, a bad tree that bears good fruit, |
| Luke 6:44 | for (gar | γάρ | conj) each tree is known by its own fruit. For (gar | γάρ | conj) they do not gather figs from thornbushes, nor do they pick grapes from brambles. |
| Luke 6:45 | The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for (gar | γάρ | conj) out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. |
| Luke 7:5 | for (gar | γάρ | conj) he loves our nation and he built the synagogue for us.” |
| Luke 7:6 | So Jesus went with them. And when he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for (gar | γάρ | conj) I am not worthy that you should come under my roof. |
| Luke 7:8 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) I too am a man set under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” |
| Luke 7:33 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) John the Baptist has come neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’ |
| Luke 8:17 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) nothing is hidden that will not be disclosed, nor secret that will not come to light. |
| Luke 8:18 | “Take care, then, how you hear! For (gar | γάρ | conj) whoever has — more will be given to him; and whoever does not have — even what he seems to have will be taken away from him.” |
| Luke 8:29 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man; for (gar | γάρ | conj) many times it had seized him and he was kept under guard and bound with chains and shackles, yet he would break his bonds and be driven by the demon into the desert. |
| Luke 8:40 | As Jesus was returning the crowd welcomed him, for (gar | γάρ | conj) they were all waiting for him. |
| Luke 8:46 | But Jesus said, “Someone touched me, for (gar | γάρ | conj) I was aware of power going out from me.” |
| Luke 8:52 | And they were all weeping and mourning for her. He said, “Stop weeping, for (gar | γάρ | conj) she did not die; but is sleeping.” |
| Luke 9:14 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) there were about five thousand men. He said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” |
| Luke 9:24 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake, this person will save it. |
| Luke 9:25 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) what good will it do a person who has gained the whole world but has lost or forfeited his very self? |
| Luke 9:26 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of this one will the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. |
| Luke 9:44 | “Let these words sink into your ears: the Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.” |
| Luke 9:48 | and said to them, “Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. So (gar | γάρ | conj) the one who is least among you all, this is the one who is great.” |
| Luke 9:50 | Jesus said to him, “Do not try to stop him, for (gar | γάρ | conj) the one who is not against you is for you.” |
| Luke 10:7 | Remain in that house, eating and drinking what they provide, for (gar | γάρ | conj) the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house. |
| Luke 10:24 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it.” |
| Luke 10:42 | but only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the most important thing, which will not be taken away from her.” |
| Luke 11:4 | and forgive us our sins, for (gar | γάρ | conj) we ourselves forgive everyone indebted to us. And do not bring us into a time of trial.’” |
| Luke 11:10 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) everyone who asks receives, and everyone who seeks finds, and for everyone who knocks it will be opened. |
| Luke 11:30 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation. |
| Luke 12:12 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what it is necessary to say.” |
| Luke 12:23 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. |
| Luke 12:30 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) all the nations of the world have these things as their overriding concern, and your Father knows full well that you need them. |
| Luke 12:34 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) where your treasure is, there will your heart be as well. |
| Luke 12:52 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) from now on there will be five in one household divided, three against two and two against three; |
| Luke 12:58 | So when you go with your opponent before the magistrate, make an effort to receive a settlement from him on the way; otherwise he will drag you off to the judge, and the judge will hand you over to the bailiff, and the bailiff will throw you into prison. |
| Luke 14:14 | Then you will be blessed, because they do not have a way to pay you back, for (gar | γάρ | conj) there will be a repayment for you at the resurrection of the righteous.“ |
| Luke 14:24 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) I say to you that none of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.’” |
| Luke 14:28 | “For (gar | γάρ | conj) which of you, wanting to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost, whether he has enough to bring it to completion; |
| Luke 16:2 | So he called him in and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Hand over the account of your stewardship, because (gar | γάρ | conj) you cannot be my manager any longer.’ |
| Luke 16:13 | “No servant is able to serve two masters. For (gar | γάρ | conj) either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.” |
| Luke 16:28 | (for (gar | γάρ | conj) I have five brothers), that he might warn them so that they might not come as well into this place of torment.’ |
| Luke 17:21 | Nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or, ‘There it is!’ For (gar | γάρ | conj) behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.” |
| Luke 17:24 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) just as the lightning, when it flashes, lights up from one end of heaven to the other, so will be the Son of Man in his day. |
| Luke 18:16 | But Jesus called them to him, saying, “Let the children come to me, and do not stop them, for (gar | γάρ | conj) it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. |
| Luke 18:23 | But when he heard this, he became very sad, for (gar | γάρ | conj) he was extremely wealthy. |
| Luke 18:25 | In (gar | γάρ | conj) fact (gar | γάρ | conj), it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God!” |
| Luke 18:32 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) he will be handed over to the Gentiles and will be ridiculed and ill-treated and spat on. |
| Luke 19:5 | As he came to that spot, Jesus looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and climb down, for (gar | γάρ | conj) today I must stay at your house.” |
| Luke 19:10 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” |
| Luke 19:21 | for (gar | γάρ | conj) I was afraid of you, because you are an exacting man: you take up what you did not lay down, and reap what you did not sow.’ |
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