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Matthew 18 verses
- Matthew 2:4 παρ’ prep Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ would be born.
- Matthew 2:7 παρ’ prep Then Herod secretly called the wise men, and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared.
- Matthew 2:16 παρὰ prep Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent out, and killed all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all the surrounding countryside, from two years old and under, according to the exact time which he had learned from the wise men.
- Matthew 4:18 παρὰ prep Walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers: Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
- Matthew 6:1 παρὰ prep "Be careful that you don't do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
- Matthew 13:1 παρὰ prep On that day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the seaside.
- Matthew 13:4 παρὰ prep As he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.
- Matthew 13:19 παρὰ prep When anyone hears the word of the Kingdom, and doesn't understand it, the evil one comes, and snatches away that which has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown by the roadside.
- Matthew 15:29 παρὰ prep Jesus departed there, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.
- Matthew 15:30 παρὰ prep Great multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others, and they put them down at his feet. He healed them,
- Matthew 18:19 παρὰ prep Again, assuredly I tell you, that if two of you will agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.
- Matthew 19:26 παρὰ παρὰ prep prep Looking at them, Jesus said, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."
- Matthew 20:20 παρ’ prep Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, kneeling and asking a certain thing of him.
- Matthew 20:30 παρὰ prep Behold, two blind men sitting by the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, "Lord, have mercy on us, you son of David!"
- Matthew 21:25 παρ’ prep The baptism of John, where was it from? From heaven or from men?" They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask us, 'Why then did you not believe him?'
- Matthew 21:42 παρὰ prep Jesus said to them, "Did you never read in the Scriptures, 'The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner. This was from the Lord. It is marvelous in our eyes?'
- Matthew 22:25 παρ’ prep Now there were with us seven brothers. The first married and died, and having no seed left his wife to his brother.
- Matthew 28:15 παρὰ prep So they took the money and did as they were told. This saying was spread abroad among the Jews, and continues until this day.
Mark 13 verses
- Mark 1:16 παρὰ prep Passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net in the sea, for they were fishermen.
- Mark 3:21 παρ’ prep When his friends heard it, they went out to seize him: for they said, "He is insane."
- Mark 4:1 παρὰ prep Again he began to teach by the seaside. A great multitude was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea, and sat down. All the multitude were on the land by the sea.
- Mark 4:4 παρὰ prep and it happened, as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.
- Mark 4:15 παρὰ prep These are the ones by the road, where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes, and takes away the word which has been sown in them.
- Mark 5:21 παρὰ prep When Jesus had crossed back over in the boat to the other side, a great multitude was gathered to him; and he was by the sea.
- Mark 5:26 παρ’ prep and had suffered many things by many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better, but rather grew worse,
- Mark 8:11 παρ’ prep The Pharisees came out and began to question him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, and testing him.
- Mark 10:27 παρὰ παρὰ παρὰ prep prep prep Jesus, looking at them, said, "With men it is impossible, but not with God, for all things are possible with God."
- Mark 10:46 παρὰ prep They came to Jericho. As he went out from Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.
- Mark 12:2 παρὰ prep When it was time, he sent a servant to the farmer to get from the farmer his share of the fruit of the vineyard.
- Mark 12:11 παρὰ prep This was from the Lord, It is marvelous in our eyes'?"
- Mark 14:43 παρὰ prep Immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, came--and with him a multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders.
Luke 27 verses
- Luke 1:30 παρὰ prep The angel said to her, "Don't be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
- Luke 1:37 παρὰ prep For everything spoken by God is possible."
- Luke 1:45 παρὰ prep Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!"
- Luke 2:1 παρὰ prep Now it happened in those days, that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled.
- Luke 2:52 παρὰ prep And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
- Luke 3:13 παρὰ prep He said to them, "Collect no more than that which is appointed to you."
- Luke 5:1 παρὰ prep Now it happened, while the multitude pressed on him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.
- Luke 5:2 παρὰ prep He saw two boats standing by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
- Luke 6:19 παρ’ prep All the multitude sought to touch him, for power came out from him and healed them all.
- Luke 6:34 παρ’ prep If you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive back as much.
- Luke 7:38 παρὰ prep Standing behind at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and she wiped them with the hair of her head, kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
- Luke 8:5 παρὰ prep "The farmer went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell along the road, and it was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.
- Luke 8:12 παρὰ prep Those along the road are those who hear, then the devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.
- Luke 8:35 παρὰ prep People went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus' feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
- Luke 8:41 παρὰ prep Behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. He fell down at Jesus' feet, and begged him to come into his house,
- Luke 8:49 παρὰ prep While he still spoke, one from the ruler of the synagogue's house came, saying to him, "Your daughter is dead. Don't trouble the Teacher."
- Luke 9:47 παρ’ prep Jesus, perceiving the reasoning of their hearts, took a little child, and set him by his side,
- Luke 10:7 παρ’ prep Remain in that same house, eating and drinking the things they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Don't go from house to house.
- Luke 11:16 παρ’ prep Others, testing him, sought from him a sign from heaven.
- Luke 11:37 παρ’ prep Now as he spoke, a certain Pharisee asked him to dine with him. He went in, and sat at the table.
- Luke 12:48 παρ’ prep but he who didn't know, and did things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few stripes. To whoever much is given, of him will much be required; and to whom much was entrusted, of him more will be asked.
- Luke 13:2 παρὰ prep Jesus answered them, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered such things?
- Luke 13:4 παρὰ prep Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them; do you think that they were worse offenders than all the men who dwell in Jerusalem?
- Luke 17:16 παρὰ prep He fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks; and he was a Samaritan.
- Luke 18:27 παρὰ παρὰ prep prep But he said, "The things which are impossible with men are possible with God."
- Luke 18:35 παρὰ prep It happened, as he came near Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the road, begging.
- Luke 19:7 παρὰ prep When they saw it, they all murmured, saying, "He has gone in to lodge with a man who is a sinner."
John 30 verses
- John 1:6 παρὰ prep There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.
- John 1:14 παρὰ prep The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.
- John 1:40 παρ’ prep One of the two who heard John, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
- John 1:41 παρὰ prep He first found his own brother, Simon, and said to him, "We have found the Messiah!" (which is, being interpreted, Christ).
- John 4:9 παρ’ prep The Samaritan woman therefore said to him, "How is it that you, being a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?" (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)
- John 4:40 παρ’ prep So when the Samaritans came to him, they begged him to stay with them. He stayed there two days.
- John 4:52 παρ’ prep So he inquired of them the hour when he began to get better. They said therefore to him, "Yesterday at the seventh hour, the fever left him."
- John 5:34 παρὰ prep But the testimony which I receive is not from man. However, I say these things that you may be saved.
- John 5:41 παρὰ prep I don't receive glory from men.
- John 5:44 παρὰ παρὰ prep prep How can you believe, who receive glory from one another, and you don't seek the glory that comes from the only God?
- John 6:45 παρὰ prep It is written in the prophets, 'They will all be taught by God.' Therefore everyone who hears from the Father, and has learned, comes to me.
- John 6:46 παρὰ prep Not that anyone has seen the Father, except he who is from God. He has seen the Father.
- John 7:29 παρ’ prep I know him, because I am from him, and he sent me."
- John 7:51 παρ’ prep "Does our law judge a man, unless it first hears from him personally and knows what he does?"
- John 8:26 παρ’ prep I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you. However he who sent me is true; and the things which I heard from him, these I say to the world."
- John 8:38 παρὰ παρὰ prep prep I say the things which I have seen with my Father; and you also do the things which you have seen with your father."
- John 8:40 παρὰ prep But now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God. Abraham didn't do this.
- John 9:16 παρὰ prep Some therefore of the Pharisees said, "This man is not from God, because he doesn't keep the Sabbath." Others said, "How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?" There was division among them.
- John 9:33 παρὰ prep If this man were not from God, he could do nothing."
- John 10:18 παρὰ prep No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down by myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. I received this commandment from my Father."
- John 14:17 παρ’ prep the Spirit of truth, whom the world can't receive; for it doesn't see him, neither knows him. You know him, for he lives with you, and will be in you.
- John 14:23 παρ’ prep Jesus answered him, "If a man loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him.
- John 14:25 παρ’ prep I have said these things to you, while still living with you.
- John 15:15 παρὰ prep No longer do I call you servants, for the servant doesn't know what his lord does. But I have called you friends, for everything that I heard from my Father, I have made known to you.
- John 15:26 παρὰ παρὰ prep prep "When the Counselor has come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will testify about me.
- John 16:27 παρὰ prep for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from God.
- John 17:5 παρὰ παρὰ prep prep Now, Father, glorify me with your own self with the glory which I had with you before the world existed.
- John 17:7 παρὰ prep Now they have known that all things whatever you have given me are from you,
- John 17:8 παρὰ prep for the words which you have given me I have given to them, and they received them, and knew for sure that I came forth from you, and they have believed that you sent me.
- John 19:25 παρὰ prep But there were standing by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
Acts 28 verses
- Acts 2:33 παρὰ prep Being therefore exalted by the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this, which you now see and hear.
- Acts 3:2 παρὰ prep A certain man who was lame from his mother's womb was being carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask gifts for the needy of those who entered into the temple.
- Acts 3:5 παρ’ prep He listened to them, expecting to receive something from them.
- Acts 4:35 παρὰ prep and laid them at the apostles' feet, and distribution was made to each, according as anyone had need.
- Acts 5:2 παρὰ prep and kept back part of the price, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.
- Acts 7:16 παρὰ prep and they were brought back to Shechem, and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in silver from the children of Hamor of Shechem.
- Acts 7:58 παρὰ prep They threw him out of the city, and stoned him. The witnesses placed their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
- Acts 9:2 παρ’ prep and asked for letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
- Acts 9:14 παρὰ prep Here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name."
- Acts 9:43 παρά prep It happened, that he stayed many days in Joppa with one Simon, a tanner.
- Acts 10:6 παρά παρὰ prep prep He lodges with one Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the seaside."
- Acts 10:22 παρὰ prep They said, "Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man and one who fears God, and well spoken of by all the nation of the Jews, was directed by a holy angel to invite you to his house, and to listen to what you say."
- Acts 10:32 παρὰ prep Send therefore to Joppa, and summon Simon, who is surnamed Peter. He lodges in the house of Simon a tanner, by the seaside. When he comes, he will speak to you.'
- Acts 16:13 παρὰ prep On the Sabbath day we went forth outside of the city by a riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down, and spoke to the women who had come together.
- Acts 17:9 παρὰ prep When they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.
- Acts 18:3 παρ’ prep and because he practiced the same trade, he lived with them and worked, for by trade they were tent makers.
- Acts 18:13 παρὰ prep saying, "This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law."
- Acts 20:24 παρὰ prep But these things don't count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Gospel of the grace of God.
- Acts 21:7 παρ’ prep When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais. We greeted the brothers, and stayed with them one day.
- Acts 21:8 παρ’ prep On the next day, we, who were Paul's companions, departed, and came to Caesarea. We entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.
- Acts 21:16 παρ’ prep Some of the disciples from Caesarea also went with us, bringing one Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we would stay.
- Acts 22:3 παρὰ prep "I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are this day.
- Acts 22:5 παρ’ prep As also the high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and traveled to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.
- Acts 24:8 παρ’ prep By examining him yourself you may ascertain all these things of which we accuse him."
- Acts 26:8 παρ’ prep Why is it judged incredible with you, if God does raise the dead?
- Acts 26:10 παρὰ prep This I also did in Jerusalem. I both shut up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests, and when they were put to death I gave my vote against them.
- Acts 28:14 παρ’ prep where we found brothers, and were entreated to stay with them for seven days. So we came to Rome.
- Acts 28:22 παρὰ prep But we desire to hear from you what you think. For, as concerning this sect, it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against."
Romans 13 verses
- Romans 1:25 παρὰ prep who exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
- Romans 1:26 παρὰ prep For this reason, God gave them up to vile passions. For their women changed the natural function into that which is against nature.
- Romans 2:11 παρὰ prep For there is no partiality with God.
- Romans 2:13 παρὰ prep For it isn't the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified
- Romans 4:18 παρ’ prep Who in hope believed against hope, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, "So will your seed be."
- Romans 9:14 παρὰ prep What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? May it never be!
- Romans 11:24 παρὰ prep For if you were cut out of that which is by nature a wild olive tree, and were grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree, how much more will these, which are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?
- Romans 11:25 παρ’ prep For I don't desire, brothers, to have you ignorant of this mystery, so that you won't be wise in your own conceits, that a partial hardening has happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in,
- Romans 11:27 παρ’ prep This is my covenant to them, When I will take away their sins."
- Romans 12:3 παρ’ prep For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.
- Romans 12:16 παρ’ prep Be of the same mind one toward another. Don't set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don't be wise in your own conceits.
- Romans 14:5 παρ’ prep One man esteems one day as more important. Another esteems every day alike. Let each man be fully assured in his own mind.
- Romans 16:17 παρὰ prep Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.
1 Corinthians 6 verses
- 1 Corinthians 3:11 παρὰ prep For no one can lay any other foundation than that which has been laid, which is Jesus Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 3:19 παρὰ prep For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, "He has taken the wise in their craftiness."
- 1 Corinthians 7:24 παρὰ prep Brothers, let each man, in whatever condition he was called, stay in that condition with God.
- 1 Corinthians 12:15 παρὰ prep If the foot would say, "Because I'm not the hand, I'm not part of the body," it is not therefore not part of the body.
- 1 Corinthians 12:16 παρὰ prep If the ear would say, "Because I'm not the eye, I'm not part of the body," it's not therefore not part of the body.
- 1 Corinthians 16:2 παρ’ prep On the first day of the week, let each one of you save, as he may prosper, that no collections be made when I come.
2 Corinthians 3 verses
- 2 Corinthians 1:17 παρ’ prep When I therefore was thus determined, did I show fickleness? Or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be the "Yes, yes" and the "No, no?"
- 2 Corinthians 8:3 παρὰ prep For according to their power, I testify, yes and beyond their power, they gave of their own accord,
- 2 Corinthians 11:24 παρὰ prep Five times from the Jews I received forty stripes minus one.
Galatians 4 verses
- Galatians 1:8 παρ’ prep But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you any gospel other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed.
- Galatians 1:9 παρ’ prep As we have said before, so I now say again: if any man preaches to you any gospel other than that which you received, let him be cursed.
- Galatians 1:12 παρὰ prep For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.
- Galatians 3:11 παρὰ prep Now that no man is justified by the law before God is evident, for, "The righteous will live by faith."
Ephesians 2 verses
- Ephesians 6:8 παρὰ prep knowing that whatever good thing each one does, he will receive the same again from the Lord, whether he is bound or free.
- Ephesians 6:9 παρ’ prep You masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.
Philippians 1 verse
Colossians 1 verse
1 Thessalonians 2 verses
- 1 Thessalonians 2:13 παρ’ prep For this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when you received from us the word of the message of God, you accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also works in you who believe.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1 παρ’ prep Finally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you abound more and more.
2 Thessalonians 3 verses
- 2 Thessalonians 1:6 παρὰ prep Since it is a righteous thing with God to repay affliction to those who afflict you,
- 2 Thessalonians 3:6 παρ’ prep Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion, and not after the tradition which they received from us.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:8 παρά prep neither did we eat bread from anyone's hand without paying for it, but in labor and travail worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you;
2 Timothy 5 verses
- 2 Timothy 1:13 παρ’ prep Hold the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
- 2 Timothy 1:18 παρὰ prep (the Lord grant to him to find the Lord's mercy in that day); and in how many things he served at Ephesus, you know very well.
- 2 Timothy 2:2 παρ’ prep The things which you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.
- 2 Timothy 3:14 παρὰ prep But you remain in the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them.
- 2 Timothy 4:13 παρὰ prep Bring the cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus when you come, and the books, especially the parchments.
Hebrews 10 verses
- Hebrews 1:4 παρ’ prep having become so much better than the angels, as he has inherited a more excellent name than they have.
- Hebrews 1:9 παρὰ prep You have loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows."
- Hebrews 2:7 παρ’ prep You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor.
- Hebrews 2:9 παρ’ prep But we see him who has been made a little lower than the angels, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste of death for everyone.
- Hebrews 3:3 παρὰ prep For he has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who built the house has more honor than the house.
- Hebrews 9:23 παρὰ prep It was necessary therefore that the copies of the things in the heavens should be cleansed with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
- Hebrews 11:4 παρὰ prep By faith, Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had testimony given to him that he was righteous, God bearing witness with respect to his gifts; and through it he, being dead, still speaks.
- Hebrews 11:11 παρὰ prep By faith, even Sarah herself received power to conceive, and she bore a child when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who had promised.
- Hebrews 11:12 παρὰ prep Therefore as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by the sea shore, were fathered by one man, and him as good as dead.
- Hebrews 12:24 παρὰ prep to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better than that of Abel.
James 4 verses
- James 1:5 παρὰ prep But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.
- James 1:7 παρὰ prep For let that man not think that he will receive anything from the Lord.
- James 1:17 παρ’ prep Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.
- James 1:27 παρὰ prep Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
1 Peter 2 verses
2 Peter 3 verses
- 2 Peter 1:17 παρὰ prep For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."
- 2 Peter 2:11 παρὰ prep whereas angels, though greater in might and power, don't bring a railing judgment against them before the Lord.
- 2 Peter 3:8 παρὰ prep But don't forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
2 John 2 verses
- 2 John 1:3 παρὰ παρὰ prep prep Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
- 2 John 1:4 παρὰ prep I rejoice greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, even as we have been commanded by the Father.
Revelation 3 verses
- Revelation 2:13 παρ’ prep "I know your works and where you dwell, where Satan's throne is. You hold firmly to my name, and didn't deny my faith in the days of Antipas my witness, my faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.
- Revelation 2:27 παρὰ prep He will rule them with a rod of iron, shattering them like clay pots; as I also have received of my Father:
- Revelation 3:18 παρ’ prep I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, that you may become rich; and white garments, that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes, that you may see.
About this entry
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At its core, παρα (pará) means “from.” Its English rendering has broadened — “of” classically, “from” (Berean Standard Bible) in modern versions; see the renderings breakdown. Spanning 180 verses in 21 books, it ranks among the common words of the Greek New Testament. It first appears in Matthew 2:4. Sharing its root, it stands alongside παραβαινω, παραβαλλω and παραβιαζομαι. Each statement above links to its evidence; the full detail follows below.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's G3844 catalogs a Greek word from the Greek New Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Greek New Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 180
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 180 distinct verses.
- 21 / 27
- NT books
- The word appears in 21 of 27 New Testament books.
- #84
- by frequency
- Top 100 most frequent Greek words (rank 84 of 5,347 Greek words by occurrence).
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By section of the New Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Some books belong to more than one corpus (Luke is in both the Gospels and the Lukan corpus, and so on), so these shares overlap and need not total 100%. Each figure is a share of the word’s 180 distinct verses.
- Gospels 88 verses · 49%
- Lukan (Luke–Acts) 55 verses · 31%
- Pauline corpus 40 verses · 22%
- Johannine 35 verses · 19%
- General (Catholic) Epistles 11 verses · 6%
- Hebrews 10 verses · 6%
- Revelation 3 verses · 2%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
- King James Version: Of 49×, With 40×, From 22×
- American Standard Version: From 40×, With 40×, Of 29×
- Berean Standard Bible: From 58×, With 25×, At 9×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: From 80×, With 37×, Beside 15×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders G3844 across 197 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 26 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 5 further occurrences.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders G3844 across 199 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 26 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders G3844 across 160 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 18 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 21 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders G3844 across 199 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 12 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Senses in Thayer's
The 1 sense Thayer's distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency or importance). The full entry — with sub-senses — is in the Lexicon Entry tab.
- from, of at, by, besides, near
Word origin
Origin: a root word
A primary preposition; properly near that is (with genitive case) from beside (literally or figuratively) (with dative case) at (or in ) the vicinity of (objectively or subjectively) (with accusative case) to the proximity with (local [especially beyond or opposed to] or causal [ on account of]). In compounds it retains the same variety of application : - above against among at before by contrary to X friend from + give [such things as they] + that [she] had X his in more than nigh unto (out) of past save side... by in the sight of than [there-] fore with. In compounds it retains the same variety of application.
— Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance (1890), public domain.
Forms in the corpus
The 3 distinct written forms G3844 takes in the Greek New Testament, most frequent first — each parse links to that case’s occurrences in the concordance.
| Form | Parsing | Example | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| παρὰ parà | Preposition | Matthew 2:16 | 129 |
| παρ’ par | Preposition | Matthew 2:4 | 59 |
| παρά pará | Preposition | Acts 9:43 | 3 |
Same root — word family
Other Thayer's entries built from the same root as G3844, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
Derived from this word
- παραβαινω parabaínō G3845 to neglect
- παραβαλλω parabállō G3846 to place beside
- παραβιαζομαι parabiázomai G3849 to compel
- παραβουλευομαι parabouleúomai G3851 to consult wrongly
- παραγγελλω parangéllō G3853 to announce
- παραγινομαι paragínomai G3854 to appear
- παραγω parágō G3855 to pass by
- παραδειγματιζω paradeigmatízō G3856 to make example
- παραδεχομαι paradéchomai G3858 to receive
- παραδιατριβη paradiatribḗ G3859 empty business
- παραδιδωμι paradídōmi G3860 to deliver
- παραδοξος parádoxos G3861 strange
- παραζηλοω parazēlóō G3863 to provoke
- παραθαλασσιος parathalássios G3864 by the sea
- παραθεωρεω paratheōréō G3865 to compare
- παραινεω parainéō G3867 to exhort
- παραιτεομαι paraitéomai G3868 to beg pardon
- παρακαθιζω parakathízō G3869 to sit beside
- παρακαλεω parakaléō G3870 to call beside
- παρακαλυπτω parakalýptō G3871 to cover up
- παρακαταθηκη parakatathḗkē G3872 deposit
- παρακειμαι parákeimai G3873 to lie beside
- παρακολουθεω parakolouthéō G3877 to follow after
- παρακουω parakoúō G3878 to disobey
+52 more words derive from G3844 (not shown).
Proper names from this root
People and places named from this root — a name, not an additional meaning of the word.
Compare all same-root words → Showing 4 of 78 — not the complete family. 1 of the same-root words is a proper name (a person or place). They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Septuagint usage
The same Greek word παρα appears 800 times in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), across 736 verses in 33 books.
- 800
- LXX occurrences
- Tagged occurrences of this Greek word in the Septuagint.
- 736
- verses
- Distinct Septuagint verses containing this word.
- 33 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 33 of the 39 Old Testament books.
Sample Septuagint occurrences
- Genesis 13:18 παρά
- Exodus 2:3 παρά
- Leviticus 1:16 παρά
- Numbers 1:50 παρα
- Deuteronomy 2:6 παρά
- Joshua 4:3 παρα
- Judges 1:14 παρά
- Ruth 2:12 παρά
- 1 Samuel 1:17 παρά
- 2 Samuel 2:31 παρά
- 1 Kings 2:15 παρά
- 2 Kings 1:3 παρά
Septuagint occurrences (same lexeme)
Every verse where the same Strong’s number (G3844) appears in the Greek Septuagint — showing the first 50 of 736. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context; the Greek form is the matched word — the English is not keyword-highlighted.
- Genesis 13:18 παρά Abram moved his tent, and came and lived by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built an altar there to Yahweh.
- Genesis 18:14 παρά Is anything too hard for Yahweh? At the set time I will return to you, when the season comes round, and Sarah will have a son."
- Genesis 19:1 παρά The two angels came to Sodom at evening. Lot sat in the gate of Sodom. Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them. He bowed himself with his face to the earth,
- Genesis 19:24 παρά Then Yahweh rained on Sodom and on Gomorrah sulfur and fire from Yahweh out of the sky.
- Genesis 21:30 παρά He said, "You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, that it may be a witness to me, that I have dug this well."
- Genesis 22:17 παρά that in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is on the seashore. Your seed will possess the gate of his enemies.
- Genesis 23:6 παρά "Hear us, my lord. You are a prince of God among us. In the choice of our tombs bury your dead. None of us will withhold from you his tomb, but that you may bury your dead."
- Genesis 23:11 παρά "No, my lord, hear me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the presence of the children of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead."
- Genesis 23:13 παρά He spoke to Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, "But if you will, please hear me. I will give the price of the field. Take it from me, and I will bury my dead there."
- Genesis 23:20 παρά The field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure to Abraham for a possession of a burying place by the children of Heth.
- Genesis 24:11 παρά He made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time that women go out to draw water.
- Genesis 24:23 παρά and said, "Whose daughter are you? Please tell me. Is there room in your father's house for us to lodge in?"
- Genesis 24:25 παρά She said moreover to him, "We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in."
- Genesis 24:50 παρά Then Laban and Bethuel answered, "The thing proceeds from Yahweh. We can't speak to you bad or good.
- Genesis 25:10 παρά the field which Abraham purchased of the children of Heth. There was Abraham buried, with Sarah his wife.
- Genesis 25:11 παρά It happened after the death of Abraham, that God blessed Isaac, his son. Isaac lived by Beer Lahai Roi.
- Genesis 25:22 παρά The children struggled together within her. She said, "If it be so, why do I live?" She went to inquire of Yahweh.
- Genesis 27:15 παρά Rebekah took the good clothes of Esau, her elder son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob, her younger son.
- Genesis 29:20 παρά Jacob served seven years for Rachel. They seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for her.
- Genesis 29:25 παρά It happened in the morning that, behold, it was Leah. He said to Laban, "What is this you have done to me? Didn't I serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?"
- Genesis 29:27 παρά Fulfill the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which you will serve with me yet seven other years."
- Genesis 30:33 παρά So my righteousness will answer for me hereafter, when you come concerning my hire that is before you. Everyone that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and black among the sheep, that might be with me, will be counted stolen."
- Genesis 31:32 παρά With whoever you find your gods, he shall not live. Before our relatives, discern what is yours with me, and take it." For Jacob didn't know that Rachel had stolen them.
- Genesis 31:39 παρά That which was torn of animals, I didn't bring to you. I bore the loss of it. Of my hand you required it, whether stolen by day or stolen by night.
- Genesis 32:2 παρα When he saw them, Jacob said, "This is God's host." He called the name of that place Mahanaim.
- Genesis 33:18 παρα Jacob came in peace to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan Aram; and encamped before the city.
- Genesis 33:19 παρά He bought the parcel of ground, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for one hundred pieces of money.
- Genesis 34:16 παρά then will we give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.
- Genesis 36:37 παρά Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the river, reigned in his place.
- Genesis 37:3 παρά Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age, and he made him a coat of many colors.
- Genesis 38:20 παρά Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend, the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand, but he didn't find her.
- Genesis 39:2 παρά Yahweh was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man. He was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
- Genesis 39:15 παρά It happened, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment by me, and ran outside."
- Genesis 39:16 παρά She laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.
- Genesis 39:18 παρά and it happened, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment by me, and ran outside."
- Genesis 40:3 παρά He put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
- Genesis 40:7 παρά He asked Pharaoh's officers who were with him in custody in his master's house, saying, "Why do you look so sad today?"
- Genesis 41:3 παρά Behold, seven other cattle came up after them out of the river, ill-favored and lean-fleshed, and stood by the other cattle on the brink of the river.
- Genesis 41:17 παρά Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, "In my dream, behold, I stood on the brink of the river:
- Genesis 41:32 παρά The dream was doubled to Pharaoh, because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
- Genesis 43:34 παρά He sent portions to them from before him, but Benjamin's portion was five times as much as any of theirs. They drank, and were merry with him.
- Genesis 44:9 παρά With whoever of your servants it be found, let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondservants."
- Genesis 44:10 παρά He said, "Now also let it be according to your words: he with whom it is found will be my bondservant; and you will be blameless."
- Genesis 44:16 παρά Judah said, "What will we tell my lord? What will we speak? Or how will we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants. Behold, we are my lord's bondservants, both we, and he also in whose hand the cup is found."
- Genesis 44:17 παρά He said, "Far be it from me that I should do so. The man in whose hand the cup is found, he will be my bondservant; but as for you, go up in peace to your father."
- Genesis 44:32 παρά For your servant became collateral for the boy to my father, saying, 'If I don't bring him to you, then I will bear the blame to my father forever.'
- Genesis 49:13 παρά "Zebulun will dwell at the haven of the sea. He will be for a haven of ships. His border will be on Sidon.
- Genesis 49:25 παρά Even by the God of your father, who will help you, By the Almighty, who will bless you, With blessings of heaven above, Blessings of the deep that lies below, Blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.
- Genesis 49:30 παρά in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite as a burial place.
- Genesis 49:32 παρά the field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth."
These are occurrences of the same Greek lexeme (G3844) in the Septuagint — not a translation of any one Hebrew word. The store carries no word-level Hebrew↔Greek alignment, so no Hebrew original is asserted here. Counts come from the recovered LXX Strong's tagging — high-frequency vocabulary is well covered, while rare or late forms may be untagged — so they reflect tagged occurrences and may slightly undercount.
