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G1752ἕνεκαheneka, ehineken

because ofPart of speech: Greek Preposition

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Occurrences by book

  1. 7
  2. 5
  3. 5
  4. John: 0
  5. 3
  6. 2
  7. 1 Corinthians: 0
  8. 4
  9. Galatians: 0
  10. Ephesians: 0
  11. Philippians: 0
  12. Colossians: 0
  13. 1 Thessalonians: 0
  14. 2 Thessalonians: 0
  15. 1 Timothy: 0
  16. 2 Timothy: 0
  17. Titus: 0
  18. Philemon: 0
  19. Hebrews: 0
  20. James: 0
  21. 1 Peter: 0
  22. 2 Peter: 0
  23. 1 John: 0
  24. 2 John: 0
  25. 3 John: 0
  26. Jude: 0
  27. Revelation: 0

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26 occurrences in 23 verses

With their references and text in American Standard Version.

  1. Matthew 5:10

    Blessed are they that have been persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

    ἕνεκεν heneken “on account of”

  2. Matthew 5:11

    Blessed are ye when [supplied: men] shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

    ἕνεκεν heneken “on account of”

  3. Matthew 10:18

    yea and before governors and kings shall ye be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.

    ἕνεκεν heneken “on account of”

  4. Matthew 10:39

    He that findeth his life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

    ἕνεκεν heneken “on account of”

  5. Matthew 16:25

    For whosoever would save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it.

    ἕνεκεν heneken “on account of”

  6. Matthew 19:5

    and said, For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?

    ἕνεκα heneka “On account of”

  7. Matthew 19:29

    And every one that hath left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life.

    ἕνεκεν heneken “for the sake of”

  8. Mark 8:35

    For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's shall save it.

    ἕνεκεν heneken “on account of”

  9. Mark 10:7

    For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife;

    ἕνεκεν heneken “On account of”

  10. Mark 10:29

    Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for my sake, and for the gospel's sake,

    ἕνεκεν heneken “because”ἕνεκεν heneken “because”

  11. Mark 13:9

    But take ye heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in synagogues shall ye be beaten; and before governors and kings shall ye stand for my sake, for a testimony unto them.

    ἕνεκεν heneken “because”

  12. Luke 4:18

    The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised,

    εἵνεκεν eineken “because”

  13. Luke 6:22

    Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you [supplied: from their company], and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.

    ἕνεκα heneka “on account of”

  14. Luke 9:24

    For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.

    ἕνεκεν heneken “on account of”

  15. Luke 18:29

    And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or wife, or brethren, or parents, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,

    ἕνεκεν heneken “for the sake of”

  16. Luke 21:12

    But before all these things, they shall lay their hands on you, and shall persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name's sake.

    ἕνεκεν heneken “on account of”

  17. Acts 19:32

    Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was in confusion; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together.

    ἕνεκα heneka “cause”

  18. Acts 26:21

    For this cause the Jews seized me in the temple, and assayed to kill me.

    ἕνεκα heneka “On account of”

  19. Acts 28:20

    For this cause therefore did I entreat you to see and to speak with [supplied: me]: for because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.

    ἕνεκεν heneken “because of”

  20. Romans 8:36

    Even as it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; We were accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

    ἕνεκεν heneken “For the sake”

  21. Romans 14:20

    Overthrow not for meat's sake the work of God. All things indeed are clean; howbeit it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.

    ἕνεκεν heneken “for the sake of”

  22. 2 Corinthians 3:10

    For verily that which hath been made glorious hath not been made glorious in this respect, by reason of the glory that surpasseth.

    εἵνεκεν eineken “on account of”

  23. 2 Corinthians 7:12

    So although I wrote unto you, I [supplied: 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 made manifest unto you in the sight of God.

    ἕνεκεν heneken “for the sake of”ἕνεκεν heneken “for the sake of”ἕνεκεν heneken “for the sake of”