Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (n.) Final cause; end; purpose of obtaining; cause; motive; reason; interest; concern; account; regard or respect; -- used chiefly in such phrases as, for the sake of, for his sake, for man's sake, for mercy's sake, and the like; as, to commit crime for the sake of gain; to go abroad for the sake of one's health.Greek 5228. huper -- over, beyond, fig. on behalf of, for the sake of ... ... on behalf of, for the sake of, concerning. Part of Speech: Preposition Transliteration: huper Phonetic Spelling: (hoop-er') Short Definition: in behalf of ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5228.htm - 7k 1752. heneka -- on account of, because of 1223. dia -- through, on account of, because of 5484. charin -- in favor of, for the pleasure of 1752a. heneka -- on account of, because of 147. aischrokerdos -- from eagerness for base gain 1487. ei -- forasmuch as, if, that 1347. dikaiosis -- the act of pronouncing righteous, acquittal 4012. peri -- about, concerning, around (denotes place, cause or ... 4392. prophasis -- a pretense Strong's Hebrew 5668. abur -- for the sake of, on account of, so that... 5667, 5668. abur or abur. 5669 . for the sake of, on account of, so that. Transliteration: abur or abur Phonetic Spelling: (aw-boor') Short Definition: sake ... /hebrew/5668.htm - 6k 182. odoth -- a cause 7945. shel -- who, which, that 4616. maan -- purpose, intent 1701. dibrah -- a cause, reason 1558. galal -- an account 5921. al -- upon, above, over 7899. sek -- a thorn 1157. baad -- away from, behind, about, on behalf of 1697. dabar -- speech, word Library For the Sake of a Nation. Whether the Brave Man Acts for the Sake of the Good of his Habit? But for the Sake at those who are So Fastidious that they do Not.. ... Growing Bigger for Service's Sake. Celsus Next, for Form's Sake, and with Great Want of Precision... The World Preserved for the Sake of Christians. Man's ... Prison Experiences for Conscience' Sake --Our Prison Whether the Duties of Piety Towards One's Parents Should be ... How a Thing that is Good in Its Own Nature Ought not to be done ... Virtue must Never be Given up for the Sake of a Friend. ... Thesaurus Sake (241 Occurrences)... end; purpose of obtaining; cause; motive; reason; interest; concern; account; regard or respect; -- used chiefly in such phrases as, for the sake of, for his ... /s/sake.htm - 36k Servant's (29 Occurrences) Defend (38 Occurrences) Wishes (37 Occurrences) Exercise (35 Occurrences) Master's (52 Occurrences) Accounted (32 Occurrences) Securing (8 Occurrences) Manifested (48 Occurrences) Zeal (45 Occurrences) Bible Concordance Sake (241 Occurrences)Matthew 5:10 Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. Matthew 5:11 "Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Matthew 10:18 Yes, and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations. Matthew 10:22 You will be hated by all men for my name's sake, but he who endures to the end will be saved. Matthew 10:39 He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it. Matthew 14:3 For Herod had laid hold of John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife. Matthew 14:9 The king was grieved, but for the sake of his oaths, and of those who sat at the table with him, he commanded it to be given, Matthew 15:3 "Why do you, too," He retorted, "transgress God's commands for the sake of your tradition? Matthew 15:6 he shall be absolved from honouring his father'; and so you have abrogated God's Word for the sake of your tradition. Matthew 16:25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it. Matthew 18:5 And whoever for my sake receives one young child such as this, receives me. Matthew 19:12 For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother's womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven's sake. He who is able to receive it, let him receive it." Matthew 19:29 Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life. Matthew 24:9 Then they will deliver you up to oppression, and will kill you. You will be hated by all of the nations for my name's sake. Matthew 24:22 Unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved. But for the sake of the chosen ones, those days will be shortened. Mark 4:17 And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended. Mark 6:17 For Herod himself had sent out and arrested John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, for he had married her. Mark 6:26 The king was exceedingly sorry, but for the sake of his oaths, and of his dinner guests, he didn't wish to refuse her. Mark 8:35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the sake of the Good News will save it. Mark 9:37 "Whoever for my sake receives one such young child as this, receives me; and whoever receives me, receives not so much me as Him who sent me." Mark 10:29 Jesus said, "Most certainly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or land, for my sake, and for the sake of the Good News, Mark 12:40 those who devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation." Mark 13:9 But watch yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils. You will be beaten in synagogues. You will stand before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them. Mark 13:13 You will be hated by all men for my name's sake, but he who endures to the end, the same will be saved. Mark 13:20 Unless the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the sake of the chosen ones, whom he picked out, he shortened the days. Luke 6:22 Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man's sake. Luke 9:24 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same will save it. Luke 9:48 and said to them, "Whoever for my sake receives this little child, receives me; and whoever receives me, receives Him who sent me. For the lowliest among you all--he is the greatest." Luke 18:29 He said to them, "Most certainly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children, for the Kingdom of God's sake, Luke 20:47 who devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers: these will receive greater condemnation." Luke 21:12 But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name's sake. Luke 21:17 You will be hated by all men for my name's sake. John 11:15 I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe. Nevertheless, let's go to him." John 11:42 I know that Thou always hearest me; but for the sake of the crowd standing round I have said this--that they may believe that Thou didst send me." John 12:9 A large crowd therefore of the Jews learned that he was there, and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead. John 12:30 Jesus answered, "This voice hasn't come for my sake, but for your sakes. John 13:37 Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake. John 13:38 Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice. John 14:11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me; or else believe me for the very works' sake. John 15:21 But all these things will they do to you for my name's sake, because they don't know him who sent me. John 17:19 For their sakes I sanctify myself, that they themselves also may be sanctified in truth. Acts 9:16 For I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name's sake." Acts 15:26 who have endangered their very lives for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ. Acts 21:13 His reply was, "What can you mean by thus breaking my heart with your grief? Why, as for me, I am ready not only to go to Jerusalem and be put in chains, but even to die there for the sake of the Lord Jesus." Acts 26:7 Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope's sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews. Acts 28:20 For these reasons, then, I have invited you here, that I might see you and speak to you; for it is for the sake of Him who is the hope of Israel that this chain hangs upon me." Romans 1:5 through whom we received grace and apostleship, for obedience of faith among all the nations, for his name's sake; Romans 4:23 Now it was not written that it was accounted to him for his sake alone, Romans 4:24 but for our sake also, to whom it will be accounted, who believe in him who raised Jesus, our Lord, from the dead, Romans 8:36 Even as it is written, "For your sake we are killed all day long. We were accounted as sheep for the slaughter." Romans 9:3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brothers' sake, my relatives according to the flesh, Romans 11:19 "Branches have been lopped off," you will say, "for the sake of my being grafted in." Romans 11:28 Concerning the Good News, they are enemies for your sake. But concerning the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sake. Romans 13:5 Therefore you need to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience' sake. Romans 14:6 He who regards the day as sacred, so regards it for the Master's sake; and he who eats certain food eats it for the Master's sake, for he gives thanks to God; and he who refrains from eating it refrains for the Master's sake, and he also gives thanks to God. Romans 14:20 Don't overthrow God's work for food's sake. All things indeed are clean, however it is evil for that man who creates a stumbling block by eating. Romans 15:30 Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me; 1 Corinthians 4:10 We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You have honor, but we have dishonor. 1 Corinthians 8:11 And through your knowledge, he who is weak perishes, the brother for whose sake Christ died. 1 Corinthians 9:10 or does he say it assuredly for our sake? Yes, it was written for our sake, because he who plows ought to plow in hope, and he who threshes in hope should partake of his hope. 1 Corinthians 9:23 Now I do this for the sake of the Good News, that I may be a joint partaker of it. 1 Corinthians 9:25 But every competitor in an athletic contest practices abstemiousness in all directions. They indeed do this for the sake of securing a perishable wreath, but we for the sake of securing one that will not perish. 1 Corinthians 10:25 Whatever is sold in the butcher shop, eat, asking no question for the sake of conscience, 1 Corinthians 10:27 But if one of those who don't believe invites you to a meal, and you are inclined to go, eat whatever is set before you, asking no questions for the sake of conscience. 1 Corinthians 10:28 But if anyone says to you, "This was offered to idols," don't eat it for the sake of the one who told you, and for the sake of conscience. For "the earth is the Lord's, and all its fullness." 1 Corinthians 11:9 For man was not created for woman's sake, but woman for man's. 2 Corinthians 2:1 But I determined this for myself, that I would not come to you again in sorrow. 2 Corinthians 2:10 Now I also forgive whomever you forgive anything. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ, 2 Corinthians 4:5 For we don't preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake; 2 Corinthians 4:11 For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus may be revealed in our mortal flesh. 2 Corinthians 4:15 For all things are for your sakes, that the grace, being multiplied through the many, may cause the thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God. 2 Corinthians 5:13 For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God. Or if we are of sober mind, it is for you. 2 Corinthians 5:15 He died for all, that those who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who for their sakes died and rose again. 2 Corinthians 5:21 For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. 2 Corinthians 7:12 So then, if also I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of him that injured, nor for the sake of him that was injured, but for the sake of our diligent zeal for you being manifested to you before God. 2 Corinthians 8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich. 2 Corinthians 12:10 Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong. Galatians 3:19 Why then was the Law given? It was imposed later on for the sake of defining sin, until the seed should come to whom God had made the promise; and its details were laid down by a mediator with the help of angels. Ephesians 3:1 For this cause I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles, Ephesians 4:1 I, then, the prisoner for the Master's sake, entreat you to live and act as becomes those who have received the call that you have received-- Ephesians 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. Philippians 1:13 And thus it has become notorious among all the Imperial Guards, and everywhere, that it is for the sake of Christ that I am a prisoner; Philippians 1:24 Yet, to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sake. Philippians 1:29 For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake; Philippians 2:30 because it was for the sake of Christ's work that he came so near death, hazarding, as he did, his very life in endeavouring to make good any deficiency that there might be in your gifts to me. Philippians 3:7 Yet all that was gain to me--for Christ's sake I have reckoned it loss. Philippians 3:8 Nay, I even reckon all things as pure loss because of the priceless privilege of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. And for His sake I have suffered the loss of everything, and reckon it all as mere refuse, in order that I may win Christ and be found in union with Him, Colossians 1:24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the assembly; Colossians 3:6 for which things' sake the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience. Colossians 4:3 And pray at the same time for us also, that God may open for us a door for preaching, for us to tell the truth concerning Christ for the sake of which I am even a prisoner. 1 Thessalonians 1:5 and that our Good News came to you not in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and with much assurance. You know what kind of men we showed ourselves to be among you for your sake. 1 Thessalonians 3:9 For what thanksgiving can we render again to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God; 1 Thessalonians 5:13 and to respect and honor them in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves. 2 Thessalonians 1:5 For these are a plain token of God's righteous judgement, which has in view your being deemed worthy of admission to God's Kingdom, for the sake of which, indeed, you are sufferers. 1 Timothy 5:23 Be no longer a drinker of water only, but use a little wine for your stomach's sake and your frequent infirmities. 2 Timothy 2:10 Therefore I endure all things for the chosen ones' sake, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. Titus 1:11 whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for dishonest gain's sake. Philemon 1:6 that the fellowship of your faith may become effective, in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us in Christ Jesus. Philemon 1:9 yet for love's sake I rather beg, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Jesus Christ. Philemon 1:20 Yes, brother, do me this favour for the Lord's sake. 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