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Episode 20
John | Luke | Matthew | New Testament
Terms to Know
New Testament
Charis: properly, grace—preeminently used of the Lord’s favor – freely extended to give Himself away to people (because He is “always leaning toward them”).
Charisma: properly, the operation of grace (divine favor)
Chairo: properly, to delight in God’s grace (“rejoice”) – literally, to experience God’s grace (favor), be conscious (glad) for His grace.
Chara properly, the awareness (of God’s) grace, favor; joy (“grace recognized”).
Charitoo: properly, highly-favored because receptive to God’s grace.
charis: grace, kindness
Original Word: χάρις, ιτος, ἡ
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: charis
Phonetic Spelling: (khar’-ece)
Definition: grace, kindness
Usage: (a) grace, as a gift or blessing brought to man by Jesus Christ, (b) favor, (c) gratitude, thanks, (d) a favor, kindness.
Grace, Peace, and Joy are Essential to Bethlehem
In this episode we review and study all of the uses of the word grace in the Christmas narrative. Starting with the introduction to the word grace at the Annunciation, we see the Charisma machine at work as the Word becomes flesh and dwells among us. This episode focuses on how to find joy at Christmas by looking at the clues around the word grace.
New Words
charis
GRK: εὗρες γὰρ χάριν παρὰ τῷ
NAS: for you have found favor with God.
KJV: for thou hast found favour with God.
INT: you have found indeed favor with
Luke 2:40 N-NFS
GRK: σοφίᾳ καὶ χάρις θεοῦ ἦν
NAS: in wisdom; and the grace of God
KJV: with wisdom: and the grace of God was
INT: with wisdom and [the] grace of God was
Luke 2:52 N-DFS
GRK: ἡλικίᾳ καὶ χάριτι παρὰ θεῷ
NAS: and stature, and in favor with God
KJV: stature, and in favour with God
INT: stature and in favor with God
John 1:14 N-GFS
GRK: πατρός πλήρης χάριτος καὶ ἀληθείας
NAS: full of grace and truth.
KJV: the Father,) full of grace and truth.
INT: a father full of grace and truth
John 1:16 N-AFS
GRK: ἐλάβομεν καὶ χάριν ἀντὶ χάριτος
NAS: received, and grace upon grace.
KJV: received, and grace for grace.
INT: received moreover grace upon grace
John 1:16 N-GFS
GRK: χάριν ἀντὶ χάριτος
NAS: received, and grace upon grace.
KJV: grace for grace.
INT: grace upon grace
John 1:17 N-NFS
GRK: ἐδόθη ἡ χάρις καὶ ἡ
NAS: Moses; grace and truth
KJV: by Moses, [but] grace and truth
INT: was given grace and
charitoo
charitoó: to make graceful, endow with grace
Original Word: χαριτόω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: charitoó
Phonetic Spelling: (khar-ee-to’-o)
Definition: to make graceful, endow with grace
Usage: I favor, bestow freely on.
HELPS Word-studies
Cognate: 5487 xaritóō (from 5486 /xárisma, “grace,” see there) – properly, highly-favored because receptive to God’s grace. 5487 (xaritóō) is used twice in the NT (Lk 1:28 and Eph 1:6), both times of God extending Himself to freely bestow grace (favor).
GRK: εἶπεν Χαῖρε κεχαριτωμένη ὁ κύριος
NAS: to her, Greetings, favored one! The Lord
KJV: Hail, [thou that art] highly favoured, the Lord
INT: said Greetings [you] favored one the Lord [is]
chairó: to rejoice, be glad
Original Word: χαίρω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: chairó
Phonetic Spelling: (khah’-ee-ro)
Definition: to rejoice, be glad
Usage: I rejoice, am glad; also a salutation: Hail.
HELPS Word-studies
5463 xaírō (from the root xar-, “favorably disposed, leaning towards” and cognate with 5485 /xáris, “grace”) – properly, to delight in God’s grace (“rejoice”) – literally, to experience God’s grace (favor), be conscious (glad) for His grace.
chara: joy, delight
Original Word: χαρά, ᾶς, ἡ
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: chara
Phonetic Spelling: (khar-ah’)
Definition: joy, delight
Usage: joy, gladness, a source of joy.
HELPS Word-studies
Cognate: 5479 xará (another feminine noun from the root xar-, “extend favor, lean towards, be favorably disposed”) – properly, the awareness (of God’s) grace, favor; joy (“grace recognized”).
GRK: τὸν ἀστέρα ἐχάρησαν χαρὰν μεγάλην
NAS: the star, they rejoiced exceedingly
KJV: the star, they rejoiced with exceeding
INT: the star they rejoiced [with] joy great
Luke 1:14 V-FIP-3P
GRK: γενέσει αὐτοῦ χαρήσονται
NAS: and many will rejoice at his birth.
KJV: and many shall rejoice at his
INT: birth of him will rejoice
Luke 1:28 V-PMA-2S
GRK: αὐτὴν εἶπεν Χαῖρε κεχαριτωμένη ὁ
NAS: in, he said to her, Greetings, favored
KJV: and said, Hail, [thou that art] highly favoured,
INT: her said Greetings [you] favored one the
Luke 1:14 N-NFS
GRK: καὶ ἔσται χαρά σοι καὶ
NAS: You will have joy and gladness,
KJV: thou shalt have joy and gladness;
INT: And he will be joy to you and
Luke 2:10 N-AFS
GRK: εὐαγγελίζομαι ὑμῖν χαρὰν μεγάλην ἥτις
NAS: of great joy which
KJV: of great joy, which
INT: I bring good news to you [of] joy great which
sugchairó: to rejoice with
Original Word: συγχαίρω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: sugchairó
Phonetic Spelling: (soong-khah’-ee-ro)
Definition: to rejoice with
Usage: I rejoice with, congratulate.
HELPS Word-studies
4796 sygxaírō (from 4862 /sýn, “identify with” and 5463 /xaírō, “rejoicing in God’s grace“) – properly, sharing God’s grace with another person, so that both rejoice together (mutually participate in God’s favor, grace).
GRK: αὐτῆς καὶ συνέχαιρον αὐτῇ
NAS: toward her; and they were rejoicing with her.
KJV: her; and they rejoiced with her.
INT: her and they rejoiced with her
Resources:
Bible Hub: use this resource site to discover the original Greek and Hebrew for the words in the Bible.
PrayerMate App: this is a fantastic app to keep yourself organized and faithful in prayer, and it also has free downloadable devotionals.
Question of the Week:
Where have you been hurt by an absence of Christian grace?
Please share your answer below…
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28. They Will NEVER Turn Away from Me! Grace in 2 Kings
Ep 28. The double-directionality of favor! Though grace is only mentioned twice, in 2 Kings we discover the heart of grace: God’s love for his people, his favor, and the power he gives for us to always lean in toward him as well.
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