Charin χάριν

Charin (Greek χάριν, Strong's G5484) is a Greek preposition meaning “because of”. It occurs 9 times in 9 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Charin, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Luke

• Luke 7:47
  Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.Therefore I tell you, because her many sins have been forgiven, she has loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.”

Galatians

• Galatians 3:19
  Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.

Ephesians

• Ephesians 3:1
  For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles...
• Ephesians 3:14
  For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,

1 Timothy

• 1 Timothy 5:14
  I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.

Titus

• Titus 1:5
  For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
• Titus 1:11
  Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.

1 John

• 1 John 3:12
  Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.

Jude

• Jude 1:16
  These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).