conjunction
gar
Greekγάρ (gar)
Strong’sG1063
for
stem gar-1,039 times in the New Testamentin 27 of 27 books
Translated as
2 rarer renderings are not shown; every occurrence below carries the English it was given there.
What it means
γάρ,
co-ordinating particle, contr. of γε ἄρα,G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1063 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidgar
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
Froma primary particle;
King Jamesand, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.
Where it appears
1,039 occurrences, 100 of them printed here — the rest are in the reader
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Matthew 1:20“for”houteim de autou enthumiratou idou angelos kuriou kata onarem fainita auto legarōtos; Iōsēf huios David, mē fobiseia paralambara Marian tan gunaikan su, tem gar en auta genniratem ek pneumeu atō hagieu;But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 1:21“for”tikteti de huion kai kalasi tem onomem autou Iēsun, autos gar sōzati ton laon autou apo taiu hamartaiu autoiu.She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
Matthew 2:2“for”legarōtois; Pou atō tos tiktiratos basilevos toiu Ioudaioiu? horana gar autou ton astēron en ta anatola kai erchana proskunara auto.asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”
Matthew 2:5“for”tois de legala auto; En Bēthleem tau Ioudaiau; houtōs gar grafitē dia tou profētou;“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
Matthew 2:6“for”Kai sis, Bēthleem gēar Ioudaou, oudamōs elachistas asō en toi hēgemōnoi Ioudaou; ek su gar exercheti hēgerōtos, hotinos poimainati ton laon mu ton Israēl.‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”
Matthew 2:13“for”Anachōraratoiu de autoiu idou angelos kuriou fainetō kata onarem to Iōsēf legarōtos; Egeiriratos paralambasar tem paidiem kai tan mētēran autou kai feugasōr eis Aiguptan, kai asōr ekei heōs an legameia si; mellatō gar Hērōdos zētarō tem paidiem teu apolluara autem.When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”
Matthew 2:20“for”legarōtos; Egeiriratos paralambasar tem paidiem kai tan mētēran autou kai poreuesōr eis gēan Israēl, thnēskalē gar tois zētarōtois tan psuchan teu paidieu.“Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.”
Matthew 3:2“for”kai legarōtos; Metanoavōr, engizatē gar tas basileias toiu ouranoiu.and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
Matthew 3:3“for”houtos gar atō tos legiratos dia Ēsaiou tou profētou legarōtou; Fōnas boarōtou en ta erēma; Hetoimazavar tan hodan kuriou, euthuain poiavōr tain tribain autou.This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”
Matthew 3:9“for”kai mē dokaveia legarō en heautoi; Patēron echanō ton Abraam, legamō gar vi hoti dunetō tos theos ek toiu lithoiu houtoiu egeirara tekneim to Abraam.And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
Matthew 3:15“for”apokriniratos de tos Iēsus legata pros auton; Afiēkasar arti, houtōs gar preparōtem atō ni plērara pantan dikaiosunan. tote afiēkatō auton.“Let it be so now,” Jesus replied. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way.” Then John permitted Him.
Matthew 4:6“for”kai legatō auto; Ei huios asō tou theou, ballasar siauton katō; grafitē gar hoti Toi angeloi autou entelleti peri su kai epi cheiraiu airali sin, mēpote proskoptaseia pros lithon ton podon su.“If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
Matthew 4:10“for”tote legatō auto tos Iēsus; Hupagasōr, Satanaor; grafitē gar; Kurion ton theon su proskunasi kai auto mono latreuasi.“Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus told him. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
Matthew 4:17“for”Apo tote archeta tos Iēsus kērussarō kai legarō; Metanoavōr, engizatē gar tas basileias toiu ouranoiu.From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
Matthew 4:18“for”Peripatarōtos de para tan thalassan tau Galilaiau horata duo adelfoin, Simōnon ton legirōton Petron kai Andreon ton adelfon autou, ballarōtoin amfiblēstrem eis tan thalassan, ale gar halievois;As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
Matthew 5:12“for”chairavōr kai agallievōr, hoti tos misthos vu pollos en toi ouranoi; houtōs gar diōkala toin profētoin toin pro vu.Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.
Matthew 5:18“for”amēn gar legamō vi, heōs an parerchateia tos ouranos kai tas gēas, iōtem henem ē henas keraias ouk mē parerchateia apo tou nomou, heōs an panteim gineteia.For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
Matthew 5:20“for”legamō gar vi hoti ean mē perisseuateia vu tas dikaiosunas polloterem toiu grammatevoiu kai Farisaioiu, ouk mē eiserchaveia eis tan basileian toiu ouranoiu.For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:29“for”ei de tos ofthalmos su tos dexos skandalizatō sin, exairasar auton kai ballasar apo su, sumferatō gar si hina apollueteia henem teiu meleiu su kai mē holem tem sōmem su balliteia eis geennan.If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
Matthew 5:30“for”kai ei tas dexas su cheiras skandalizatō sin, ekkoptasar autan kai ballasar apo su, sumferatō gar si hina apollueteia henem teiu meleiu su kai mē holem tem sōmem su eis geennan aperchateia.And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to depart into hell.
Matthew 5:46“for”ean gar agapaveia toin agaparōtoin vin, tinon misthon echavō? ouchi kai tois telōnois tem autem poialō?If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?
Matthew 6:7“for”Proseucherōtois de mē battalogaveia hōsper tois ethnikois, dokalō gar hoti en ta polulogia autoiu eisakouili;And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.
Matthew 6:8“for”mē oun homoiiveia autoi, oidatē gar tos patēros vu heiu chreian echavō pro teu vin aitara auton.Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
Matthew 6:14“for”ean gar afiēkaveia toi anthrōpoi teim paraptōmeim autoiu, afiēkati kai vi tos patēros vu tos ouranios;For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
Matthew 6:16“for”Hotan de nēsteuaveiō, mē ginevōr hōs tois hupokritois skuthrōpois, afanizalō gar teim prosōpeim autoiu hopōs fainileia toi anthrōpoi nēsteuarōtois; amēn legamō vi, apechalō ton misthon autoiu.When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
Matthew 6:21“for”hopou gar atō tos thēsauros su, ekei eti kai tas kardias su.For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Matthew 6:24“for”Oudenos dunetō duo kurioi douleuarō; ē gar ton henon misati kai ton heteron agapati, ē henou antecheti kai tou heterou katafronati. ouk dunevō theo douleuarō kai mamōnao.No one 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.
Matthew 6:32“for”panteim gar houteim teim ethneim epizētalō; oidatē gar tos patēros vu tos ouranios hoti chrēzavō houteiu hapanteiu.For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
Matthew 6:32“for”panteim gar houteim teim ethneim epizētalō; oidatē gar tos patēros vu tos ouranios hoti chrēzavō houteiu hapanteiu.For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
Matthew 6:34“for”mē oun merimnaveia eis tan aurion, tas gar aurion merimnati heautau; arketem ta hēmera tas kakias autau.Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.[’’]
Matthew 7:2“for”en he gar krime krinavō krinivi, kai en he metre metravō metriti vi.For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
Matthew 7:8“for”pantos gar tos aitarōtos lambatō kai tos zētarōtos heuriskatō kai to krouarōto anoigiti.For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
Matthew 7:12“for”Panteim oun hoseim ean thelaveiō hina poialeiō vi tois anthrōpois, houtōs kai vis poiavōr autoi; houtos gar atō tos nomos kai tois profētois.In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.
Matthew 7:25“because”kai katabainata tas brochas kai erchala tois potamois kai pnala tois anemois kai prospiptala ta oikia ekeina, kai ouk piptata, themeliitelē gar epi tan petran.The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.
Matthew 7:29“for”ate gar didaskarōtos autoin hōs exousian echarōtos kai ouk hōs tois grammatevois autoiu.because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
Matthew 8:9“for”kai gar mis anthrōpos amō hupo exousian, echarōtos hupo miauton stratiōtoin, kai legamō houto; Poreuisar, kai poreuetō, kai allo; Erchesōr, kai erchetō, kai to doulo mu; Poiasar houtem, kai poiatō.For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”
Matthew 9:5“for”tinem gar atō eukopoterem, legara; Afiēkilō su tais hamartais, ē legara; Egeirasōr kai peripatasōr?Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk?’
Matthew 9:13“for”poreuiratois de mathavar tinem atō; Elesem thelamō kai ouk thusian; ouk gar erchama kalara dikaioin alla hamartōloin.But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
Matthew 9:16“for”oudenos de epiballatō epiblēmem rakeu agnafeu epi himatie palaie; airatō gar tem plērōmem auteu apo teu himatieu, kai cheirōnem schismem ginetō.No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. For the patch will pull away from the garment, and a worse tear will result.
Matthew 9:21“for”legate gar en heauta; Ean monem haptemeia teu himatieu autou sōzimi.She said to herself, “If only I touch His cloak, I will be healed.”
Matthew 9:24“for”legate; Anachōravōr, ouk gar apothnēskata tem korasiem alla katheudatō; kai katagelale autou.“Go away,” He told them. “The girl is not dead, but asleep.” And they laughed at Him.
Matthew 10:10“for”mē pēran eis hodan mēde duo chitōnoin mēde hupodēmeim mēde rabdan; axios gar tos ergatos tau trofēau autou.Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.
Matthew 10:17“for”prosechavōr de apo toiu anthrōpoiu; paradōali gar vin eis sunedrieim, kai en tai sunagōgai autoiu mastigali vin;But beware of men, for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.
Matthew 10:19“for”hotan de paradōaleia vin, mē merimnaveia pōs ē tinem lalaveia; dōiti gar vi en ekeina ta hōra tinem lalaveia;But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say.
Matthew 10:20“for”ouk gar vis avō tois lalarōtois alla tem pneumem tou patērou vu tem lalarōtem en vi.For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
Matthew 10:23“for”hotan de diōkaleiō vin en ta polita houta, feugavōr eis tan heteran; amēn gar legamō vi, ouk mē telaveia tain politain tou Israēl heōs an erchateia tos huios tou anthrōpou.When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
Matthew 10:26“for”Mē oun fobiveia autoin; oudenem gar atō kaluptirētem hem ouk apokaluptiti, kai kruptem hem ouk gnōskiti.So do not be afraid of them. For there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.
Matthew 10:35“for”erchama gar dichazara anthrōpon kata tou patērou autou kai thugatēran kata tau mētērau autau kai numfan kata tau pentherau autau,For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
Matthew 11:13“for”pantois gar tois profētois kai tos nomos heōs Iōannou profēteuala;For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John.
Matthew 11:18“for”erchata gar Iōannos mēte esthiarōtos mēte pinarōtos, kai legalō; Daimonem echatō;For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’
Matthew 11:30“for”tos gar zugos mu chrēstos kai tem fortiem mu elafrem atō.For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
Matthew 12:8“for”kurios gar atō teu sabbateu tos huios tou anthrōpou.For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
Matthew 12:33“for”Ē poiavar tem dendrem kalem kai ton karpon auteu kalon, ē poiavar tem dendrem saprem kai ton karpon auteu sapron; ek gar tou karpou tem dendrem gnōskitō.Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.
Matthew 12:34“for”gennēmeim echidnaiu, pōs dunevō agatheim lalarō ponērois arōtois? ek gar teu perisseumeu tau kardiau tem stomem lalatō.You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
Matthew 12:37“for”ek gar toiu logoiu su dikaiisi, kai ek toiu logoiu su katadikazisi.For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
Matthew 12:40“for”hōsper gar ate Iōnaos en ta koilia teu kēteu treis hēmerain kai treis nuxain, houtōs eti tos huios tou anthrōpou en ta kardia tau gēau treis hēmerain kai treis nuxain.For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Matthew 12:50“for”hotinos gar an poiateia tem thelēmem tou patērou mu tou en ouranoi, autos mu adelfos kai adelfas kai mētēras atō.For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
Matthew 13:12“for”hotinos gar echatō, dōiti auto kai perisseuiti; hotinos de ouk echatō, kai hem echatō airiti apo autou.Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
Matthew 13:15“for”pachunita gar tas kardias tou laou houtou, kai tei ouei bareōs akouala, kai toin ofthalmoin autoiu kammuala; mēpote horaleia toi ofthalmoi kai tei ouei akoualeia kai ta kardia suniēkaleia kai epistrefaleia, kai iemi autoin.For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
Matthew 13:17“for”amēn gar legamō vi hoti pollois profētois kai dikaiois epithumala horara heim blepavō kai ouk horala, kai akouara heim akouavō kai ouk akouala.For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
Matthew 14:3“for”Tos gar Hērōdos krataratos ton Iōannon data auton kai en fulaka apotitheta dia Hērōdiadan tan gunaikan Filippou tou adelfou autou,Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
Matthew 14:4“because”legate gar auto tos Iōannos; Ouk exestinatō si echarō autan;because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
Matthew 14:24“for”tem de ploiem ēdē stadioin polloin apo tau gēau apechate, basanizirōtem hupo teiu kumeiu, ate gar enantios tos anemos.but the boat was already far from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.
Matthew 15:2“for”Dia tinem tois mathētois su parabainalō tan paradosian toiu presbuteroiu? ouk gar niptelō tain cheirain autoiu hotan arton esthialeiō.“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
Matthew 15:4“for”tos gar theos legata; Timasōr ton patēron kai tan mētēran, kai; Tos kakologarōtos patēron ē mētēran thanato teleutatōr;For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
Matthew 15:19“for”ek gar tau kardiau exerchelō dialogismois ponērois, fonois, moicheiais, porneiais, klopais, pseudomarturiais, blasfēmiais.For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.
Matthew 15:27“yet”tas de legata; Nai, kurior, kai gar teim kunarieim esthiatō apo teiu psixeiu teiu piptarōteiu apo tau trapezau toiu kurioiu autoiu.“Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”
Matthew 16:2“for”tos de apokriniratos legata autoi; Opsēau gineratau legavō; Eudias, purrazatō gar tos ouranos;But He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘The weather will be fair, for the sky is red,’
Matthew 16:3“for”kai prōi; Sēmeron cheimōnos, purrazatō gar stugnazarōtos tos ouranos. tem men prosōpem tou ouranou gnōskavō diakrinarō, teim de sēmeim toiu kairoiu ouk dunevō.and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs of the times.
Matthew 16:25“for”hos gar ean thelateiō tan psuchan autou sōzara apolluati autan; hos de an apolluateia tan psuchan autou heneken mu heuriskati autan.For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
Matthew 16:26“for”tinem gar ōfeliti anthrōpos ean ton kosmon holon kerdainateia tan de psuchan autou zēmiiteia? ē tinem dōati anthrōpos antallagmem tau psuchau autou?What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
Matthew 16:27“for”mellatō gar tos huios tou anthrōpou ercherō en ta doxa tou patērou autou meta toiu angeloiu autou, kai tote apodōati hekasto kata tan praxian autou.For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
Matthew 17:15“for”kai legarōtos; Kurior, elēasar mu ton huion, hoti selēniazetō kai kakōs paschatō, pollakis gar piptatō eis tem purem kai pollakis eis tem hudōrem.“Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.
Matthew 17:20“for”tos de legatō autoi; Dia tan oligopistian vu; amēn gar legamō vi, ean echaveiō pistian hōs kokkon sinapieu, legavi te ore houte; Metabainasar enthen ekei, kai metabaineti, kai oudenem adunatati vi.“Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
Matthew 18:7“for”ouai to kosmo apo teiu skandaleiu; anankas gar erchara teim skandaleim, plēn ouai to anthrōpo dia hou tem skandalem erchetō.Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!
Matthew 18:10“for”Horavōr mē katafronaveia henou toiu mikroiu houtoiu, legamō gar vi hoti tois angelois autoiu en ouranoi dia pantou blepalō tem prosōpem tou patērou mu tou en ouranoi.See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
Matthew 18:20“for”hou gar alō duo ē treis sunagirētois eis tem ēmem onomem, ekei amō en mese autoiu.For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”
Matthew 19:12“for”alō gar eunouchois hotinois ek koiliau mētērau gennila houtōs, kai alō eunouchois hotinois eunouchizila hupo toiu anthrōpoiu, kai alō eunouchois hotinois eunouchizala heautoin dia tan basileian toiu ouranoiu. tos dunerōtos chōrarō chōratōr.For there are eunuchs who were born that way; others were made that way by men; and still others live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”
Matthew 19:14“for”tos de Iēsus legata; Afiēkavar teim paidieim kai mē kōluavōr auteim erchara pros min, teiu gar toiouteiu atō tas basileias toiu ouranoiu.But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
Matthew 19:22“for”akouaratos de tos neaniskos ton logon aperchata lupirōtos, ate gar echarōtos ktēmeim polleim.When the young man heard this, he went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.
Matthew 20:1“for”Homoias gar atō tas basileias toiu ouranoiu anthrōpo oikodespoto hotinos exerchata hama prōi misthera ergatoin eis ton ampelōnon autou.“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
Matthew 21:26“for”ean de leganeia; Ek anthrōpoiu, fobenō ton ochlon, pantois gar hōs profēton echalō ton Iōannon.But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”
Matthew 21:32“for”erchata gar Iōannos pros vin en hoda dikaiosunau, kai ouk pisteuava auto; tois de telōnois kai tais pornais pisteuala auto; vis de horaratois oude metameliva husterem teu pisteuara auto.For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.
Matthew 22:14“for”pollois gar alō klētois oligois de eklektois.For many are called, but few are chosen.”
Matthew 22:16“for”kai apostelalō auto toin mathētoin autoiu meta toiu Hērōdianoiu legarōtois; Didaskalor, oidanē hoti alēthos asō kai tan hodan tou theou en alētheia didaskasō, kai ouk meleiatō si peri oudenou, ouk gar blepasō eis prosōpem anthrōpoiu;They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.
Matthew 22:28“for”en ta anastasia oun tinou toiu hepta eti gunaikas? pantois gar echala autan.In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? For all of them were married to her.”
Matthew 22:30“for”en gar ta anastasia oute gamalō oute gamizilō, alla hōs angelois theou en to ourano alō;In the resurrection, people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.
Matthew 23:3“for”panteim oun hoseim ean legaleia vi poiavar kai tēravōr, kata de teim ergeim autoiu mē poiavōr, legalō gar kai ouk poialō.So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.
Matthew 23:5“for”panteim de teim ergeim autoiu poialō pros tem theasira toi anthrōpoi; platunalō gar teim fulaktērieim autoiu kai megalunalō teim kraspedeim,All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
Matthew 23:8“for”vis de mē kaliveia; Rabbi, henos gar atō vu tos didaskalos, pantois de vis adelfois avō;But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
Matthew 23:9“for”kai patēron mē kalaveia vu epi tau gēau, henos gar atō vu tos patēros tos ouranios;And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
Matthew 23:13“for”Ouai de vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti kleiavō tan basileian toiu ouranoiu emprosthen toiu anthrōpoiu; vis gar ouk eiserchevō, oude toin eisercherōtoin afiēkavō eiserchara.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.
Matthew 23:17“for”mōroir kai tufloir, tinos gar megoteros atō, tos chrusos ē tos naos tos hagiazaratos ton chruson?You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?
Matthew 23:19“for”tufloir, tinem gar megoterem, tem dōrem ē tem thusiastēriem tem hagiazarōtem tem dōrem?You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
Matthew 23:39“for”legamō gar vi, ouk mē min horaveia apo arti heōs an legaveia; Eulogirētos tos ercherōtos en onome kuriou.For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
Matthew 24:5“for”pollois gar ercheli epi te onome mu legarōtois; Mis amō tos christos, kai polloin planali.For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.
Matthew 24:6“for”mellavi de akouarō polemoin kai akoain polemoiu; horavōr, mē throivōr; datō gar ginera, alla oupō atō tem telem.You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
Matthew 24:7“for”egeiriti gar ethnem epi ethnem kai basileias epi basileian, kai eli limois kai seismois kata topoin;Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
Matthew 24:21“for”eti gar tote thlipsias megas hoias ouk ginatē apo archau kosmou heōs tou nun oude ouk mē gineteia.For at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.
Matthew 24:24“for”egeirili gar pseudochristois kai pseudoprofētois, kai dōali sēmeim megeim kai terateim hōste planara ei dunatem kai toin eklektoin;For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.