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 have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.Matthew 5:11 · ἕνεκεν“Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.Matthew 10:18 · ἕνεκενYes, and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations.Matthew 10:39 · ἕνεκενHe who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.Matthew 16:25 · ἕνεκενFor whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.Matthew 19:5 · ἕνεκαand said, ‘For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall join to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?’Matthew 19:29 · ἕνεκενEveryone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life.Mark 8:35 · ἕνεκενFor whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the sake of the Good News will save it.Mark 10:7 · ἕνεκενFor this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will join to his wife,Mark 10:29 · ἕνεκεν · ἕνεκενJesus said, “Most certainly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or land, for my sake, and for the sake of the Good News,Mark 13:9 · ἕνεκενBut watch yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils. You will be beaten in synagogues. You will stand before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony 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 heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed,Luke 6:22 · ἕνεκαBlessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man’s sake.Luke 9:24 · ἕνεκενFor whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same will save it.Luke 18:29 · ἕνεκενHe said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children, for the Kingdom of God’s sake,Luke 21:12 · ἕνεκενBut before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name’s sake.Acts 19:32 · ἕνεκαSome therefore cried one thing, and some another, for the assembly was in confusion. Most of them didn’t know why they had come together.Acts 26:21 · ἕνεκαFor this reason the Jews seized me in the temple, and tried to kill me.Acts 28:20 · ἕνεκενFor this cause therefore I asked to see you and to speak with you. For because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.”Romans 8:36 · ἕνεκενEven as it is written, “For your sake we are killed all day long. We were accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”Romans 14:20 · ἕνεκενDon’t overthrow God’s work for food’s sake. All things indeed are clean, however it is evil for that man who creates a stumbling block by eating.2 Corinthians 3:10 · εἵνεκενFor most certainly that which has been made glorious has not been made glorious in this respect, by reason of the glory that surpasses.2 Corinthians 7:12 · ἕνεκεν · ἕνεκεν · ἕνεκενSo although I wrote to you, I wrote not for his cause that did the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered the wrong, but that your earnest care for us might be revealed in you in the sight of God.