07. When the Giver Rejoiced: Upside Down Grace in Luke

07. When the Giver Rejoiced: Upside Down Grace in Luke
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Luke mentions grace or a conjugate of the Greek word charis 27 times. But in three of them, grace is upside down. Find out how. Grace in Luke.
December 6, 2021
Terms to Know

GRACE

New Testament

chairó: to rejoice, be glad Original Word: χαίρω
charitoó:  to make graceful, endow with grace Original Word: χαριτόω
charis: grace, kindness Original Word: χάρις
 
CHARIS
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.

In 27 verses, Luke introduces us to the height and width and length and depth of grace. Join us as we investigate all the ways we finally meet GRACE in the Gospel of Luke.

CHARIS

Luke 1:30 N-AFS

GRK: ερες γρ χάριν παρ τ
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: σοφί
κα χάρις θεο ν
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: 
λικί κα χάριτι παρ θε
NAS: and stature, and in favor with God
KJV: stature, and in favour with God
INT: stature and in favor with God

Luke 4:22 N-GFS
GRK: λόγοις τ
ς χάριτος τος κπορευομένοις
NAS: of Him, and wondering at the gracious words
KJV: wondered at the gracious words which
INT: words of the grace which proceded

Luke 6:32 N-NFS
GRK: ποία
μν χάρις στίν κα
NAS: you, what credit is [that] to you? For even
KJV: you, what thank have ye?
INT: what to you credit is it even

Luke 6:33 N-NFS
GRK: ποία
μν χάρις στίν κα
NAS: to you, what credit is [that] to you? For even
KJV: to you, what thank have ye?
INT: what to you credit is it For even

Luke 6:34 N-NFS
GRK: ποία
μν χάρις στίν κα
NAS: what credit is [that] to you? Even
KJV: to receive, what thank have ye?
INT: what to you credit is it even

Luke 17:9 N-AFS
GRK: μ
χει χάριν τ δούλ
NAS: He does not thank the slave because
KJV: Doth he thank that servant
INT: not Is he thankful the servant

EUCHARISTEO

eucharisteó: to be thankful

Original Word: εχαριστέω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: eucharisteó
Phonetic Spelling: (yoo-khar-is-teh’-o)
Definition: to be thankful
Usage: I thank, give thanks; pass. 3 sing: is received with thanks.

Luke 17:16 V-PPA-NMS
GRK: πόδας α
το εχαριστν ατ κα
NAS: at His feet, giving thanks to Him. And he was a Samaritan.
KJV: giving him thanks: and he
INT: feet of him giving thanks to him and

Luke 18:11 V-PIA-1S
GRK: 
θεός εχαριστ σοι τι
NAS: God, I thank You that I am
KJV: himself, God, I thank thee, that
INT: God I thank you that

Luke 22:17 V-APA-NMS
GRK: δεξάμενος ποτήριον ε
χαριστήσας επεν Λάβετε
NAS: a cup [and] given thanks, He said,
KJV: the cup, and gave thanks, and said,
INT: having received a cup having given thanks he said Take

Luke 22:19 V-APA-NMS
GRK: λαβ
ν ρτον εχαριστήσας κλασεν κα
NAS: [some] bread [and] given thanks, He broke
KJV: bread, and gave thanks, and brake
INT: having taken bread having given thanks he broke and

CHAIRO

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.

Luke 1:14 V-FIP-3P
GRK: γενέσει α
το 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: α
τν επεν Χαρε κεχαριτωμένη
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 6:23 V-AMP-2P
GRK: χάρητε 
ν κείν
NAS: Be glad in that day and leap
KJV: Rejoice ye in that
INT: rejoice in that

Luke 10:20 V-PMA-2P
GRK: τούτ
μ χαίρετε τι τ
NAS: Nevertheless do not rejoice in this,
KJV: in this rejoice not, that
INT: this not rejoice that the

Luke 10:20 V-PMA-2P
GRK: 
μν ποτάσσεται χαίρετε δ τι
NAS: are subject to you, but rejoice that your names
KJV: but rather rejoice, because your
INT: to you are subjected rejoice moreover that

Luke 13:17 V-IIA-3S
GRK: 
χλος χαιρεν π πσιν
NAS: crowd was rejoicing over
KJV: all the people rejoiced for all
INT: the crowd were rejoicing at all

Luke 15:5 V-PPA-NMS
GRK: 
μους ατο χαίρων
NAS: it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
KJV: his shoulders, rejoicing.
INT: shoulders of him rejoicing

CHARA

chara: joy, delight


Original Word: χαρά, ς,
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: chara
Phonetic Spelling: (khar-ah’)
Definition: joy, delight
Usage: joy, gladness, a source of joy.

Luke 1:14 N-NFS
GRK: κα
σται χαρά σοι κα
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: ε
αγγελίζομαι μν χαρν μεγάλην τις
NAS: of great joy which
KJV: of great joy, which
INT: I bring good news to you [of] joy great which

Luke 8:13 N-GFS
GRK: 
κούσωσιν μετ χαρς δέχονται τν
NAS: the word with joy; and these
KJV: the word with joy; and these
INT: they hear with joy receive the

Luke 10:17 N-GFS
GRK: δύο μετ
 χαρς λέγοντες Κύριε
NAS: returned with joy, saying,
KJV: returned again with joy, saying, Lord,
INT: two with joy saying Lord

Luke 15:7 N-NFS
GRK: 
τι οτως χαρ ν τ
NAS: you that in the same way, there will be [more] joy in heaven
KJV: that likewise joy shall be in
INT: that thus joy in

Luke 15:10 N-NFS
GRK: 
μν γίνεται χαρ νώπιον τν
NAS: I tell you, there is joy in the presence
KJV: there is joy in the presence
INT: to you there is joy before the

Luke 24:41 N-GFS
GRK: 
π τς χαρς κα θαυμαζόντων
NAS: [it] because of their joy and amazement,
KJV: believed not for joy, and wondered,
INT: for the joy and were wondering

Luke 24:52 N-GFS
GRK: 
ερουσαλμ μετ χαρς μεγάλης
NAS: to Jerusalem with great joy,
KJV: with great joy:
INT: Jerusalem with joy great

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.

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Darlene Böcek

Author and pastor's wife, Darlene Bocek in on a search for grace. She has lived on the Aegean coast in Izmir, Turkey for twenty years. Darlene is the mother of four young adults. The family has six dogs and thirty-something farm cats.

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