ἕνεκα (so Mat.19:5, Luk.6:22, Act.19:32 26:21; elsewhere, prop, only before a vowel, ἕνεκεν; εἵνεκεν, originally Ionic: Luk.4:18 18:29, Act.28:20, 2Co.3:10), prep. with genitive, on account of, because of: Mat.5:10-11 16:25 19:29, Mrk.8:35, Luk.6:22, Act.28:20, Rom.8:36, 2Co.3:10; ἕ. τούτου, Mat.19:5; υούτων, Act.26:21; τίνος ἕ., Act.19:32; before τοῦ, with inf., 2Co.7:12; οὗ ἕν., Luk.4:18 (AS)
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G1752 — ἕνεκα
heneka, ehineken · because of · Greek
23 tagged verse occurrences
Matthew 5:10 · ἕνεκενBlessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Matthew 5:11 · ἕνεκενBlessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.Matthew 10:18 · ἕνεκενOn My account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.Matthew 10:39 · ἕνεκενWhoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.Matthew 16:25 · ἕνεκενFor whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.Matthew 19:5 · ἕνεκαand said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?Matthew 19:29 · ἕνεκενAnd everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.Mark 8:35 · ἕνεκενFor whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.Mark 10:7 · ἕνεκεν‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,Mark 10:29 · ἕνεκεν · ἕνεκεν“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospelMark 13:9 · ἕνεκενSo be on your guard. You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.Luke 4:18 · εἵνεκεν“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,Luke 6:22 · ἕνεκαBlessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.Luke 9:24 · ἕνεκενFor whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.Luke 18:29 · ἕνεκεν“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of GodLuke 21:12 · ἕνεκενBut before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors.Acts 19:32 · ἕνεκαMeanwhile the assembly was in turmoil. Some were shouting one thing and some another, and most of them did not even know why they were there.Acts 26:21 · ἕνεκαFor this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.Acts 28:20 · ἕνεκενSo for this reason I have called to see you and speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”Romans 8:36 · ἕνεκενAs it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”Romans 14:20 · ἕνεκενDo not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.2 Corinthians 3:10 · εἵνεκενIndeed, what was once glorious has no glory now in comparison to the glory that surpasses it.2 Corinthians 7:12 · ἕνεκεν · ἕνεκεν · ἕνεκενSo even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.