γάρ gár
Meaning
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
In the King James Version: and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet
Derivation: a primary particle;
Where it is used
- Luke 9:50 “Do not stop him,” Jesus replied, “for whoever is not against you is for you.”
- Luke 9:56 And He and His disciples went on to another village.
- Luke 10:7 Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house.
- Luke 10:24 For 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 good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”
- Luke 11:4 And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”
- Luke 11:10 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
- Luke 11:30 For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
- Luke 12:12 For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”
- Luke 12:23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.
- Luke 12:30 For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.
- Luke 12:34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
- Luke 12:52 From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.
- Luke 12:58 Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.
- Luke 14:14 and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
- Luke 14:24 For I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.’”
- Luke 14:28 Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?
- Luke 16:2 So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’
- Luke 16:13 No servant can serve two masters. 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 both God and money.”
- Luke 16:28 for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’
- Luke 17:21 Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
- Luke 17:24 For just as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will be the Son of Man in His day.
- Luke 18:16 But Jesus called the children to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
- Luke 18:23 But when the ruler heard this, he became very sad, because he was extremely wealthy.
- Luke 18:25 Indeed, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
- Luke 18:32 He will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon.
- Luke 19:5 When Jesus came to that place, He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at your house today.”
- Luke 19:10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
- Luke 19:21 For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’
- Luke 19:26 He replied, ‘I tell you that everyone who has will be given more; but the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
- Luke 19:48 Yet they could not find a way to do so, because all the people hung on His words.
- Luke 20:6 But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”
- Luke 20:19 When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.
- Luke 20:33 So then, in the resurrection, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”
- Luke 20:36 In fact, they can no longer die, because they are like the angels. And since they are sons of the resurrection, they are sons of God.
- Luke 20:38 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to Him all are alive.”
- Luke 20:40 And they did not dare to question Him any further.
- Luke 20:42 For David himself says in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand
- Luke 21:4 For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”
- Luke 21:8 Jesus answered, “See to it that you are not deceived. For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.
- Luke 21:9 When you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be alarmed. These things must happen first, but the end is not imminent.”
- Luke 21:15 For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
- Luke 21:23 How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people.
- Luke 21:26 Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
- Luke 21:35 For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth.
- Luke 22:2 and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death, for they feared the people.
- Luke 22:16 For I tell you that I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”
- Luke 22:18 For I tell you that I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.”
- Luke 22:27 For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as one who serves.
- Luke 22:37 For I tell you that this Scripture must be fulfilled in Me: ‘And He was numbered with the transgressors.’ For what is written about Me is reaching its fulfillment.”
- Luke 22:59 About an hour later, another man insisted, “Certainly this man was with Him, for he too is a Galilean.”
- Luke 22:71 “Why do we need any more testimony?” they declared. “We have heard it for ourselves from His own lips.”
- Luke 23:8 When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased. He had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had heard about Him and was hoping to see Him perform a miracle.
- Luke 23:12 That day Herod and Pilate became friends; before this time they had been enemies.
- Luke 23:15 Neither has Herod, for he sent Him back to us. As you can see, He has done nothing deserving of death.
- Luke 23:22 A third time he said to them, “What evil has this man done? I have found in Him no offense worthy of death. So after I punish Him, I will release Him.”
- Luke 23:34 Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.
- Luke 23:41 We are punished justly, for we are receiving what our actions deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”
- John 2:25 He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.
- John 3:2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.”