γάρ | Bill Mounce

Vocabulary Form

γάρ

Definition

for; then

Erasmian

Modern

Frequency

1041

1142

Mnemonic Singing

For the beauty of the earth,
for the glory of the skies

Song

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 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.’