For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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χάρις
Vocabulary form:
cavriV, -itoV, hJ
Definition:
grace, favor, kindness
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
155
GK:
5921
Root:
carit
Mnemonics:
My parents gave me a car. That is grace!
Mnemonic Singing:
Amazing grace how sweet the sound,
that saved a wretch like me.
Biblical Concordance
| Luke 1:30 | And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor (charin | χάριν | acc sg fem) with God. |
| Luke 2:40 | And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor (charis | χάρις | nom sg fem) of God was upon him. |
| Luke 2:52 | And Jesus advanced in wisdom and in stature, and in favor (chariti | χάριτι | dat sg fem) with God and man. |
| Luke 4:22 | They were all bearing witness to him in that they were marveling at the gracious (charitos | χάριτος | gen sg fem) words that were coming from his mouth. Then they said, “Is not this Joseph’s son?” |
| Luke 6:32 | And if you love those who love you, what credit (charis | χάρις | nom sg fem) is it to you? For even sinners love those who love them. |
| Luke 6:33 | And if you do good to those who love you, what credit (charis | χάρις | nom sg fem) is that to you? Even sinners do the same. |
| Luke 6:34 | And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit (charis | χάρις | nom sg fem) is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners that they may receive in return. |
| Luke 17:9 | Does he express thanks (charin | χάριν | acc sg fem) to the servant because he did the things that were commanded? |
| John 1:14 | And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we gazed on his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace (charitos | χάριτος | gen sg fem) and truth. |
| John 1:16 | For from his fulness we have all received one gracious (charin | χάριν | acc sg fem) gift after another (charitos | χάριτος | gen sg fem). |
| John 1:17 | For the law was given through Moses; grace (charis | χάρις | nom sg fem) and truth came through Jesus Christ. |
| Acts 2:47 | praising God, and finding favor (charin | χάριν | acc sg fem) with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved. |
| Acts 4:33 | And with great power the apostles continued to give the testimony of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace (charis | χάρις | nom sg fem) was upon them all. |
| Acts 6:8 | And Stephen, full of grace (charitos | χάριτος | gen sg fem) and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people. |
| Acts 7:10 | and rescued him out of all his afflictions and gave him favor (charin | χάριν | acc sg fem) and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and over all his royal household. |
| Acts 7:46 | who found favor (charin | χάριν | acc sg fem) in the sight of God and asked to find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob. |
| Acts 11:23 | When he came and saw the grace (charin | χάριν | acc sg fem) of God, he was glad, and he began to exhort them all to remain faithful to the Lord in the purpose of their hearts, |
| Acts 13:43 | And after the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and devout converts followed Paul and Barnabas, who, as they spoke with them, were persuading them to continue in the grace (chariti | χάριτι | dat sg fem) of God. |
| Acts 14:3 | So they stayed there for a considerable time, speaking out boldly about the Lord, who witnessed to the message of his grace (charitos | χάριτος | gen sg fem), granting signs and wonders to be done through their hands. |
| Acts 14:26 | and from there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace (chariti | χάριτι | dat sg fem) of God for the work that they had fulfilled. |
| Acts 15:11 | But through the grace (charitos | χάριτος | gen sg fem) of the Lord Jesus we believe that we will be saved, in the same way as those also.” |
| Acts 15:40 | but Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended to the grace (chariti | χάριτι | dat sg fem) of the Lord by the brothers. |
| Acts 18:27 | And when he wanted to continue on into Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived there, he greatly helped those who had come to believe through grace (charitos | χάριτος | gen sg fem), |
| Acts 20:24 | But I make my life of no account as of any value to me, that I may finish my task and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the good news of the grace (charitos | χάριτος | gen sg fem) of God. |
| Acts 20:32 | And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace (charitos | χάριτος | gen sg fem), which is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified. |
| Acts 24:27 | When two years had passed, Felix was replaced by Porcius Festus, and wanting to curry favor (charita | χάριτα | acc sg fem) with the Jews, Felix left Paul in prison. |
| Acts 25:3 | and asking him to do them a favor (charin | χάριν | acc sg fem) against Paul; they urged Festus to transfer him to Jerusalem, for they were forming a plot to kill him along the way. |
| Acts 25:9 | But Festus, wanting to curry favor (charin | χάριν | acc sg fem) with the Jews, responded to Paul, saying, “Do you want to go up to Jerusalem and there be tried on these charges before me?” |
| Romans 1:5 | Through him we have received grace (charin | χάριν | acc sg fem) and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the nations on behalf of his name, |
| Romans 1:7 | To all who are in Rome, loved by God and called to be saints: Grace (charis | χάρις | nom sg fem) to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. |
| Romans 3:24 | They are justified freely by his grace (chariti | χάριτι | dat sg fem) through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, |
| Romans 4:4 | Now to the one who works, his wages are not credited as a gift (charin | χάριν | acc sg fem), but as an obligation. |
| Romans 4:16 | For this reason the promise is based on faith, that it may depend on grace (charin | χάριν | acc sg fem) and be made certain to all his descendants, not only to those who are under the law, but also to those who share the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all. |
| Romans 5:2 | through whom we have also obtained access by faith into this grace (charin | χάριν | acc sg fem) in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of sharing the glory of God. |
| Romans 5:15 | But the free gift is not like the transgression. For if the many died through the transgression of the one, much more did the grace (charis | χάρις | nom sg fem) of God and the gift that came by the grace (chariti | χάριτι | dat sg fem) of the one man Jesus Christ overflow to the many. |
| Romans 5:17 | For if by the transgression of the one man death reigned through that one, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace (charitos | χάριτος | gen sg fem) and the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ. |
| Romans 5:20 | Now the law came in so that the transgression might increase; but where sin increased, grace (charis | χάρις | nom sg fem) increased all the more, |
| Romans 5:21 | so that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace (charis | χάρις | nom sg fem) might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
| Romans 6:1 | What then shall we say? — “Let us continue in sin so that grace (charis | χάρις | nom sg fem) may increase”? |
| Romans 6:14 | For sin will not have mastery over you, since you are not under law but under grace (charin | χάριν | acc sg fem). |
| Romans 6:15 | What then? Should we sin because we are not under law but under grace (charin | χάριν | acc sg fem)? By no means! |
| Romans 6:17 | But thanks (charis | χάρις | nom sg fem) be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that pattern of teaching to which you were committed, |
| Romans 7:25 | Thanks (charis | χάρις | nom sg fem) be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin. |
| Romans 11:5 | So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace (charitos | χάριτος | gen sg fem). |
| Romans 11:6 | And if it is by grace (chariti | χάριτι | dat sg fem), it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace (charis | χάρις | nom sg fem) would no longer be grace (charis | χάρις | nom sg fem). |
| Romans 12:3 | For by the grace (charitos | χάριτος | gen sg fem) given to me I say to every one among you that he should not think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think with sober judgment, as God has assigned to each a measure of faith. |
| Romans 12:6 | having gifts that differ according to the grace (charin | χάριν | acc sg fem) given to us. If your gift is prophecy, then prophesy in proportion to your faith; |
| Romans 15:15 | Nevertheless on certain subjects I have written to you rather boldly so as to refresh your memory, because of the grace (charin | χάριν | acc sg fem) that was given me by God |
| Romans 16:20 | The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace (charis | χάρις | nom sg fem) of our Lord Jesus be with you. |
| 1 Corinthians 1:3 | Grace (charis | χάρις | nom sg fem) to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. |
Mnemonics
Charity
The word for charity comes from this root
Charismatic
A Charismatic person has received a great deal of grace and favor.