χρεία, -ας, ἡ [in LXX: 2Ch.2:16 (15) (צֹרֶךְ), Est.7:20 (חַשְׁחוּת) frequently in Sir.1:1-30 -2 Mac ;] 1. need, necessity: Act.28:10, Tit.3:14; πρὸς οἰκοδομὴν τῆς χ. (RV, txt., for edifying as the need may be; but see Field, Notes, 192), Eph.4:29; ἕστι χ., Luk.10:42, Heb.7:11; χ. ἔχειν, with genitive, Mat.6:8 21:3, Mrk.11:3, Luk.9:11 15:7 19:31, 34 22:71, Jhn.13:29, 1Co.12:21 12:24, 1Th.4:12, Heb.10:36, Rev.21:23 22:5; before τοῦ, with inf. (Bl., § 71, 3), Heb.5:12; absol. (sc. genitive), Act.2:45 4:35; with genitive of person(s), Mat.9:12 26:65, Mrk.2:17 14:63, Luk.5:31; with inf. (Bl., § 69, 5), Mat.3:14 14:16, Jhn.13:10, 1Th.1:8 4:9; before ἵνα, Jhn.16:30, 1Jn.2:27; absol., Mrk.2:25, Eph.4:28, 1Jn.3:17; οὐδὲν χ. ἔχειν, Rev.3:17; ἡ χ., with genitive subjc., Php.2:25 4:16, 19; pl., Act.20:34, Rom.12:13. 2. matter, business (so esp. in late writers, Polyb., al.; 1Ma.12:45, al.): Act.6:3.† (AS)
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G5532 — χρεία
chreia · need · Greek
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Matthew 3:14 · χρείανbut John was forbidding him, saying, ‘I have need by thee to be baptized—and thou dost come unto me!’Matthew 6:8 · χρείανbe ye not therefore like to them, for your Father doth know those things that ye have need of before your asking him;Matthew 9:12 · χρείανAnd Jesus having heard, said to them, ‘They who are whole have no need of a physician, but they who are ill;Matthew 14:16 · χρείανAnd Jesus said to them, ‘They have no need to go away—give ye them to eat.’Matthew 21:3 · χρείανand if any one may say anything to you, ye shall say, that the lord hath need of them, and immediately he will send them.’Matthew 26:65 · χρείανThen the chief priest rent his garments, saying,—‘He hath spoken evil; what need have we yet of witnesses? lo, now ye heard his evil speaking;Mark 2:17 · χρείανAnd Jesus, having heard, saith to them, ‘They who are strong have no need of a physician, but they who are ill; I came not to call righteous men, but sinners to reformation.’Mark 2:25 · χρείανAnd he said to them, ‘Did ye never read what David did, when he had need and was hungry, he and those with him?Mark 11:3 · χρείανand if any one may say to you, Why do ye this? say ye that the lord hath need of it, and immediately he will send it hither.’Mark 14:63 · χρείανAnd the chief priest, having rent his garments, saith, ‘What need have we yet of witnesses?Luke 5:31 · χρείανAnd Jesus answering said unto them, ‘They who are well have no need of a physician, but they that are ill:Luke 9:11 · χρείανand the multitudes having known did follow him, and having received them, he was speaking to them concerning the reign of God, and those having need of service he cured.Luke 10:42 · χρεία·but of one thing there is need, and Mary the good part did choose, that shall not be taken away from her.’Luke 15:7 · χρείαν‘I say to you, that so joy shall be in the heaven over one sinner reforming, rather than over ninety-nine righteous men, who have no need of reformation.Luke 19:31 · χρείανand if any one doth question you, Wherefore do ye loose it? thus ye shall say to him—The Lord hath need of it.’Luke 19:34 · χρείανand they said, ‘The Lord hath need of it;’Luke 22:71 · χρείαν;and they said, ‘What need yet have we of testimony? for we ourselves did hear it from his mouth.’John 2:25 · χρείανand because he had no need that any should testify concerning man, for he himself was knowing what was in man.John 13:10 · χρείανJesus saith to him, ‘He who hath been bathed hath no need save to wash his feet, but he is clean altogether; and ye are clean, but not all;’John 13:29 · χρείανfor certain were thinking, since Judas had the bag, that Jesus saith to him, ‘Buy what we have need of for the feast;’ or that he may give something to the poor;John 16:30 · χρείανnow we have known that thou hast known all things, and hast no need that any one do question thee; in this we believe that from God thou didst come forth.’Acts 2:45 · χρείανand the possessions and the goods they were selling, and were parting them to all, according as any one had need.Acts 4:35 · χρείανand were laying them at the feet of the apostles, and distribution was being made to each according as any one had need.Acts 6:3 · χρείαςlook out, therefore, brethren, seven men of you who are well testified of, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may set over this necessity,Acts 20:34 · χρείαιςand ye yourselves know that to my necessities, and to those who were with me, minister did these hands;Acts 28:10 · χρείας.¶who also with many honours did honour us, and we setting sail—they were lading us with the things that were necessary.Romans 12:13 · χρείαιςto the necessities of the saints communicating; the hospitality pursuing.1 Corinthians 12:21 · χρείαν · χρείανand an eye is not able to say to the hand, ‘I have no need of thee;’ nor again the head to the feet, ‘I have no need of you.’1 Corinthians 12:24 · χρείανand our seemly things have no need; but God did temper the body together, to the lacking part having given more abundant honour,Ephesians 4:28 · χρείανwhoso is stealing let him no more steal, but rather let him labour, working the thing that is good with the hands, that he may have to impart to him having need.Ephesians 4:29 · χρείας,Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;Philippians 2:25 · χρείαςAnd I thought it necessary Epaphroditus—my brother, and fellow-workman, and fellow-soldier, and your apostle and servant to my need—to send unto you,Philippians 4:16 · χρείανbecause also in Thessalonica, both once and again to my need ye sent;Philippians 4:19 · χρείανand my God shall supply all your need, according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus;1 Thessalonians 1:8 · χρείανfor from you hath sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God did go forth, so that we have no need to say anything,1 Thessalonians 4:9 · χρείανAnd concerning the brotherly love, ye have no need of my writing to you, for ye yourselves are God-taught to love one another,1 Thessalonians 4:12 · χρείανthat ye may walk becomingly unto those without, and may have lack of nothing.1 Thessalonians 5:1 · χρείανAnd concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need of my writing to you,Titus 3:14 · χρείας,and let them learn—ours also—to be leading in good works to the necessary uses, that they may not be unfruitful.Hebrews 5:12 · χρείαν · χρείανfor even owing to be teachers, because of the time, again ye have need that one teach you what are the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God, and ye have become having need of milk, and not of strong food,Hebrews 7:11 · χρείαIf indeed, then, perfection were through the Levitical priesthood—for the people under it had received law—what further need, according to the order of Melchisedek, for another priest to arise, and not to be called according to the order of Aaron?Hebrews 10:36 · χρείαν,for of patience ye have need, that the will of God having done, ye may receive the promise,1 John 2:27 · χρείανand you, the anointing that ye did receive from him, in you it doth remain, and ye have no need that any one may teach you, but as the same anointing doth teach you concerning all, and is true, and is not a lie, and even as was taught you, ye shall remain in him.1 John 3:17 · χρείανand whoever may have the goods of the world, and may view his brother having need, and may shut up his bowels from him—how doth the love of God remain in him?Revelation 3:17 · χρείανbecause thou sayest—I am rich, and have grown rich, and have need of nothing, and hast not known that thou art the wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked,Revelation 21:23 · χρείανand the city hath no need of the sun, nor of the moon, that they may shine in it; for the glory of God did lighten it, and the lamp of it is the Lamb;Revelation 22:5 · χρείανand night shall not be there, and they have no need of a lamp and light of a sun, because the Lord God doth give them light, and they shall reign—to the ages of the ages.