χάρις

charisgrace
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine155 occurrences23 books147 verses

Definition

χάρις, -ιτος, ἡ Abbott-Smith does not include the article here., accusative, χάριν (χάριτα in Acts 24:27, Jude 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.; Ecclesiastes 10:12, Sir.21.16, al.): Colossians 4:6; λόγοι τ. χάριτος (genitive qual.), Luke 4:22.

2. Subjectively,

(a) on the part of the giver, grace, graciousness, kindness, goodwill, favour: Luke 2:52, Acts 7:10, al.; esp. in NT of the divine favour, grace, with emphasis on its freeness and universality: Luke 1:30, Acts 14:26, Romans 1:7, 1 Corinthians 1:3, al.; opposite to ὀφείλημα, Romans 4:4, 16; to ἔργα, Romans 11:6;

(b) on the part of the receiver, a sense of favour received, thanks, gratitude: Romans 6:17; 7:25, al.; χ. ἔχειν, to be thankful, Luke 17:9, 1 Timothy 1:12, al.

3. Objectively, of the effect of grace,

(a) a state of grace: Romans 5:2, 2 Timothy 2:1, 1 Peter 5:12, 2 Peter 3:18;

(b) a proof or gift of grace (cl., a favour): John 1:16, Acts 6:8, Romans 1:5, 1 Corinthians 3:10, 2 Corinthians 9:8, Galatians 2:9, Ephesians 3:2, 1 Peter 5:5, 10 al. (For fuller treatment of the NT usage, see AR, Eph., 221ff.; DB, ii, 254ff.; DCG, i, 686ff.; Cremer, see word).

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

155 total
  1. Romans 12:6χάριν · grace
    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 15:15χάριν · grace
    However, I have written you a bold reminder on some points, because of the grace God has given me
  3. Romans 16:20χάρις · grace
    The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
  4. 1 Corinthians 1:3Χάρις · Grace
    Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
  5. 1 Corinthians 1:4χάριτι · grace
    I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus.
  6. 1 Corinthians 3:10χάριν · grace
    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 10:30χάριτι · with thankfulness
    If I partake in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?
  8. 1 Corinthians 15:10 (3×)χάριτι · [by the] grace; χάρις · grace; χάρις · 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 15:57χάρις · thanks
    But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!
  10. 1 Corinthians 16:3χάριν · gift
    Then, on my arrival, I will send letters with those you recommend to carry your gift to Jerusalem.
  11. 1 Corinthians 16:23χάρις · grace
    The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you.
  12. 2 Corinthians 1:2Χάρις · Grace
    Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
  13. 2 Corinthians 1:12χάριτι · [the] grace
    For 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.
  14. 2 Corinthians 1:15χάριν · blessing
    Confident of this, I planned to visit you first, so that you might receive a double blessing.
  15. 2 Corinthians 2:14χάρις · thanks [be]
    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.
  16. 2 Corinthians 4:15χάρις · grace
    All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is extending to more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow, to the glory of God.
  17. 2 Corinthians 6:1χάριν · grace
    As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
  18. 2 Corinthians 8:1χάριν · grace [that]
    Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia.
  19. 2 Corinthians 8:4χάριν · privilege
    …they earnestly pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.
  20. 2 Corinthians 8:6χάριν · grace
    So we urged Titus to help complete your act of grace, just as he had started it.
  21. 2 Corinthians 8:7χάριτι · grace of giving
    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.
  22. 2 Corinthians 8:9χάριν · grace
    For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
  23. 2 Corinthians 8:16Χάρις · thanks [be]
    But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you.
  24. 2 Corinthians 8:19χάριτι · gracious offering
    More than that, this brother was chosen by the churches to accompany us with the gracious offering we administer to honor the Lord Himself and to show our eagerness to help.
  25. 2 Corinthians 9:8χάριν · grace
    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.
  26. 2 Corinthians 9:14χάριν · grace
    And their prayers for you will express their affection for you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you.
  27. 2 Corinthians 9:15Χάρις · Thanks [be]
    Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
  28. 2 Corinthians 12:9χάρις · grace
    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.
  29. 2 Corinthians 13:14χάρις · grace
    The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.
  30. Galatians 1:3Χάρις · Grace
    Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
  31. 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—
  32. Galatians 1:15χάριτος · grace
    But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased
  33. Galatians 2:9χάριν · grace
    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.
  34. Galatians 2:21χάριν · grace
    I do not set aside the grace of God. For if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing.
  35. Galatians 5:4χάριτος · grace
    You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.
  36. Galatians 6:18χάρις · grace
    The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen.
  37. Ephesians 1:2Χάρις · Grace
    Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
  38. Ephesians 1:6χάριτος · grace
    …to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.
  39. Ephesians 1:7χάριτος · grace
    In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace
  40. Ephesians 2:5χάριτί · [It is] by grace
    …made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!
  41. Ephesians 2:7χάριτος · grace
    …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.
  42. Ephesians 2:8χάριτί · by grace
    For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
  43. Ephesians 3:2χάριτος · grace
    Surely you have heard about the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,
  44. Ephesians 3:7χάριτος · grace
    I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power.
  45. Ephesians 3:8χάρις · grace
    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,
  46. Ephesians 4:7χάρις · grace
    Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
  47. Ephesians 4:29χάριν · grace
    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.
  48. Ephesians 6:24χάρις · Grace
    Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.