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χάρις

charisG5485

grace

Used 155 times in the tagged text.

What it means

  • objectively, that which causes favourable regard, gracefulness, grace, loveliness of fo…
  • Subjectively
  • Objectively, of the effect of grace
Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • χάρις, -ιτος, ἡ Abbott-Smith does not include the article here., accusative, χάριν (χάριτα in Act.24:27, Ju 4; see WH, App., 157),
  • [in LXX chiefly for חֵן ;]
  • 1. objectively, that which causes favourable regard, gracefulness, grace, loveliness of form, graciousness of speech (cl.; Ecc.10:12, Sir.21:16, al.): Col.4:6; λόγοι τ. χάριτος (genitive qual.), Luk.4:22.
  • 2. Subjectively,
  • (a) on the part of the giver, grace, graciousness, kindness, goodwill, favour: Luk.2:52, Act.7:10, al.; esp. in NT of the divine favour, grace, with emphasis on its freeness and universality: Luk.1:30, Act.14:26, Rom.1:7, 1Co.1:3, al.; opposite to ὀφείλημα, Rom.4:4, 16; to ἔργα, Rom.11:6;
  • (b) on the part of the receiver, a sense of favour received, thanks, gratitude: Rom.6:17 7:25, al.; χ. ἔχειν, to be thankful, Luk.17:9, 1Ti.1:12, al.
  • 3. Objectively, of the effect of grace,
  • (a) a state of grace: Rom.5:2, 2Ti.2:1, 1Pe.5:12, 2Pe.3:18;
  • (b) a proof or gift of grace (cl., a favour): Jhn.1:16, Act.6:8, Rom.1:5, 1Co.3:10, 2Co.9:8, Gal.2:9, Eph.3:2, 1Pe.5:5, 10 al. (For fuller treatment of the NT usage, see AR, Eph., 221ff.; DB, ii, 254ff.; DCG, i, 686ff.; Cremer, see word).
  • (AS)

Same idea, other words · Steadfast love and mercy

God's covenant faithfulness shows up in several words. The Old Testament's hesed is loyal love; the Greek Old Testament translates it with eleos, and the New Testament adds charis for grace freely given.

Where it appears

  • Luke8
  • John4
  • Acts17
  • Romans24
  • 1 Corinthians10
  • 2 Corinthians18
  • Galatians7
  • Ephesians12
  • Philippians3
  • Colossians5
  • 1 Thessalonians2
  • 2 Thessalonians4
  • 1 Timothy4
  • 2 Timothy5
  • Titus4
  • Philemon2
  • Hebrews8
  • James2
  • 1 Peter10
  • 2 Peter2
  • 2 John1
  • Jude1
  • Revelation2

Every use · 51–100 of 155 · BSB

  1. Romans 12:6χάρινgrace

    We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If one’s gift is prophecy, let him use it in proportion to his faith;

  2. Romans 15:15χάρινgrace

    However, I have written you a bold reminder on some points, because of the grace God has given me

  3. Romans 16:20χάριςgrace

    The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

  4. 1 Corinthians 1:3χάριςGrace

    Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  5. 1 Corinthians 1:4χάριτιgrace

    I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus.

  6. 1 Corinthians 3:10χάρινgrace

    By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.

  7. 1 Corinthians 10:30χάριτιwith thankfulness

    If I partake in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?

  8. 1 Corinthians 15:10χάριτιBy [the] grace

    But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

  9. 1 Corinthians 15:10χάριςgrace

    But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

  10. 1 Corinthians 15:10χάριςgrace

    But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

  11. 1 Corinthians 15:57χάρις[be] thanks

    But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!

  12. 1 Corinthians 16:3χάρινbounty

    Then, on my arrival, I will send letters with those you recommend to carry your gift to Jerusalem.

  13. 1 Corinthians 16:23χάριςgrace

    The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you.

  14. 2 Corinthians 1:2χάριςGrace

    Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  15. 2 Corinthians 1:12χάριτι[the] grace

    And this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.

  16. 2 Corinthians 1:15χάρινgrace

    Confident of this, I planned to visit you first, so that you might receive a double blessing.

  17. 2 Corinthians 2:14χάρις[be] thanks

    But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.

  18. 2 Corinthians 4:15χάριςgrace

    All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is extending to more and more people may overflow in thanksgiving, to the glory of God.

  19. 2 Corinthians 6:1χάρινgrace

    As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.

  20. 2 Corinthians 8:1χάρινgrace

    Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia.

  21. 2 Corinthians 8:4χάρινgrace

    they earnestly pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.

  22. 2 Corinthians 8:6χάρινgrace

    So we urged Titus to help complete your act of grace, just as he had started it.

  23. 2 Corinthians 8:7χάριτιgrace

    But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness, and in the love we inspired in you—see that you also excel in this grace of giving.

  24. 2 Corinthians 8:9χάρινgrace

    For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.

  25. 2 Corinthians 8:16ΧάριςThanks

    But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you.

  26. 2 Corinthians 8:19χάριτιgrace

    More than that, this brother was chosen by the churches to accompany us with the offering—the gracious gift we administer to honor the Lord Himself and to show our eagerness to help.

  27. 2 Corinthians 9:8χάρινgrace

    And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

  28. 2 Corinthians 9:14χάρινgrace

    And their prayers for you will express their affection for you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you.

  29. 2 Corinthians 9:15χάριςThanks [be]

    Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!

  30. 2 Corinthians 12:9χάριςgrace

    But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.

  31. 2 Corinthians 13:13χάριςgrace

    All the saints send you greetings.

  32. Galatians 1:3χάριςGrace

    Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,

  33. Galatians 1:6χάριτι[the] grace

    I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—

  34. Galatians 1:15χάριτοςgrace

    But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased

  35. Galatians 2:9χάρινgrace

    And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.

  36. Galatians 2:21χάρινgrace

    I do not set aside the grace of God. For if righteousness comes through the law, Christ died for nothing.

  37. Galatians 5:4χάριτοςfrom grace

    You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.

  38. Galatians 6:18χάριςgrace

    The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen.

  39. Ephesians 1:2χάριςGrace

    Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  40. Ephesians 1:6χάριτοςof grace

    to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.

  41. Ephesians 1:7χάριτοςgrace

    In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace

  42. Ephesians 2:5χάριτίby grace

    made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!

  43. Ephesians 2:7χάριτοςgrace

    in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.

  44. Ephesians 2:8χάριτίby grace

    For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,

  45. Ephesians 3:2χάριτοςgrace

    Surely you have heard about the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,

  46. Ephesians 3:7χάριτοςgrace

    I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power.

  47. Ephesians 3:8χάριςgrace

    Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

  48. Ephesians 4:7χάριςgrace

    Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

  49. Ephesians 4:29χάρινgrace

    Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.

  50. Ephesians 6:24χάριςGrace

    Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.

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