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
| John 5:26 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) as the Father has life in himself, so also has he granted the Son to have life in himself; |
| John 5:36 | But I have a witness greater than that of John; for (gar | γάρ | conj) the works that the Father has given me to complete, the very works that I am doing, bear witness about me that the Father has sent me. |
| John 5:46 | If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for (gar | γάρ | conj) he wrote about me. |
| John 6:6 | He said this to test him, because (gar | γάρ | conj) he himself knew what he was about to do. |
| John 6:27 | Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you; for (gar | γάρ | conj) on him God the Father has set his seal.” |
| John 6:33 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” |
| John 6:40 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) this is the will of my Father, that everyone who considers the Son and comes to believe in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.” |
| John 6:55 | for (gar | γάρ | conj) my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. |
| John 6:64 | But there are some among you who do not believe.” For (gar | γάρ | conj) from the beginning Jesus knew those who would not believe, and who it was who would betray him. |
| John 6:71 | (He was speaking of Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, for (gar | γάρ | conj) he, one of the twelve, was going to betray him.) |
| John 7:1 | After this Jesus traveled about in Galilee; he chose not to remain in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him. |
| John 7:4 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) no one acts in secret if he desires public recognition. If you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.” |
| John 7:5 | (You (gar | γάρ | conj) see (gar | γάρ | conj), not even his brothers had confidence in him.) |
| John 7:39 | Now he said this about the Spirit, which those who believed in him were to receive; for (gar | γάρ | conj) the Spirit was not yet present, because Jesus had not yet been glorified. |
| John 7:41 | Others were saying, “This man is the Christ.” But others were saying, “Surely the Christ does not come from Galilee, does he? |
| John 8:24 | This is why I said to you that you would die in your sins, for (gar | γάρ | conj) if you do not believe that I am he, you will die in your sins.” |
| John 8:42 | Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for (gar | γάρ | conj) I came from God and now I am here. I have not come on my own, but he sent me. |
| John 9:22 | His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews; for (gar | γάρ | conj) the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should confess Jesus to be the Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue. |
| John 9:30 | The man responded to them, saying, “This is an amazing thing, that you do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes! |
| John 11:39 | Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, by now the body will smell because (gar | γάρ | conj) it has been buried for four days.” |
| John 12:8 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) you will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me.” |
| John 12:43 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God. |
| John 12:47 | If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I am not the one who will judge him; for (gar | γάρ | conj) I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. |
| John 13:11 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) he knew who was about to betray him; that was why he said, “Not all of you are clean.” |
| John 13:13 | You call me ‘Teacher!’ and ‘Master!’ and you speak rightly, for (gar | γάρ | conj) so I am. |
| John 13:15 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) I have given you an example, that just as I have done to you, you also are to do. |
| John 13:29 | Some of them thought, since Judas used to keep the money box, that Jesus had said to him, “Buy what we need for the festival,” or that he should give something to the poor. |
| John 14:30 | I will not speak with you much longer, for (gar | γάρ | conj) the ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me, |
| John 16:7 | Nevertheless I am telling you the truth; it is to your advantage that I am going away. For (gar | γάρ | conj) if I do not go away, the Paraclete will not come to you; but if I go away, I will send him to you. |
| John 16:13 | But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth, for (gar | γάρ | conj) he will not speak on his own, but will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you things yet to come. |
| John 16:27 | for (gar | γάρ | conj) the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have come to believe that I came forth from God. |
| John 18:13 | They took him first to Annas, for (gar | γάρ | conj) he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. |
| John 19:6 | When the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, saying, “Crucify him! Crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and crucify him; for (gar | γάρ | conj) I find no basis for an accusation against him.” |
| John 19:31 | Then, since it was the day of Preparation, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for (gar | γάρ | conj) that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs of the crucified men broken and their bodies taken down. |
| John 19:36 | These things took place so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, “Not a bone of his body will be broken.” |
| John 20:9 | (They still did not understand the Scripture that Jesus must rise from the dead.) |
| John 20:17 | Jesus said to her, “Do not hold on to me, for (gar | γάρ | conj) I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” |
| John 21:7 | Then that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he tucked in his outer garment (for (gar | γάρ | conj) he was wearing nothing underneath), and jumped into the sea. |
| John 21:8 | But the other disciples came with the boat, pulling the net full of fish, for (gar | γάρ | conj) they were not far from land, no more than a hundred yards. |
| Acts 1:20 | “For (gar | γάρ | conj) it is written in the Book of Psalms, ‘Let his house become deserted, and let there be no one living in it’; and ‘Let another take over his responsibilities.’ |
| Acts 2:15 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) these men are not, as you suppose, drunk, since (gar | γάρ | conj) it is only the third hour of the day. |
| Acts 2:25 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) David says regarding him, ‘I foresaw the Lord before me always, for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken; |
| Acts 2:34 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, |
| Acts 2:39 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far away — as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.” |
| Acts 4:3 | So they laid hands on them and put them in custody until the next day, since (gar | γάρ | conj) it was already evening. |
| Acts 4:12 | And salvation is in no one else, for (gar | γάρ | conj) there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” |
| Acts 4:16 | saying, “What shall we do with these men? For (gar | γάρ | conj) that a notable sign has been done through them is evident to all who live in Jerusalem, and we are unable to deny it. |
| Acts 4:20 | for (gar | γάρ | conj) we cannot help speaking of the things we have seen and heard.” |
| Acts 4:22 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) the man was over forty years old on whom this sign of healing had been performed. |
| Acts 4:27 | For (gar | γάρ | conj) truly there were gathered together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, |
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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