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χάρις charis

“grace” · 155 times in the New Testament

Through the Bible

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  • “grace” 115
  • “favor” 5
  • “thanks be” 5
  • “grace be” 5
  • “thank” 4
  • other ways 21
As a table, book by book
BookTimes
Luke8
John4
Acts17
Romans24
1 Corinthians10
2 Corinthians18
Galatians7
Ephesians12
Philippians3
Colossians5
1 Thessalonians2
2 Thessalonians4
1 Timothy4
2 Timothy5
Titus4
Philemon2
Hebrews8
James2
1 Peter10
2 Peter2
2 John1
Jude1
Revelation2

How the BSB translates it

Each way the Berean Standard Bible puts it into English, and how often.

  1. grace115
  2. favor5
  3. grace be5
  4. thanks be5
  5. thank4
  6. credit3
  7. do the jews a favor2
  8. gift2
  9. gracious2
  10. gratitude2
  11. blessing1
  12. commendable1
  13. 8 other ways8

Where it occurs

Grouped by how it’s translated, then by book. Each reference opens the verse.

“grace” 115
  • Luke 1

    • 2:40 …filled with wisdom and the grace of God was upon…
  • John 4

    • 1:14 …from the Father full of grace and truth…
    • 1:16 …we have all received grace upon grace…
    • 1:16 …all received grace upon grace
    • 1:17 …was given through Moses grace and truth came through…
  • Acts 11

    • 4:33 …Lord Jesus And abundant grace was upon them all…
    • 6:8 …Stephen who was full of grace and power was performing…
    • 11:23 …arrived and saw the grace of God he rejoiced…
    • 13:43 …to continue in the grace of God…
    • 14:3 …the message of His grace by enabling them to…
    • 14:26 …been commended to the grace of God for the…
    • 15:11 …it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus…
    • 15:40 …the brothers to the grace of the Lord…
    • 18:27 …to those who by grace had believed…
    • 20:24 …good news of God’s grace
    • 20:32 …the word of His grace which can build you…
  • Romans 21

    • 1:5 …His name we received grace and apostleship to call…
    • 1:7 …called to be saints Grace and peace to you…
    • 3:24 …justified freely by His grace through the redemption that…
    • 4:16 …it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed…
    • 5:2 …by faith into this grace in which we stand…
    • 5:15 …much more did God’s grace and the gift that…
    • 5:15 …gift that came by the grace of the one man…
    • 5:17 …who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift…
    • 5:20 …but where sin increased grace increased all the more…
    • 5:21 …in death so also grace might reign through righteousness…
    • 6:1 …in sin so that grace may increase…
    • 6:14 …under law but under grace
    • 6:15 …under law but under grace Certainly not…
    • 11:5 …a remnant chosen by grace
    • 11:6 …And if it is by grace then it is no…
    • 11:6 …longer by works Otherwise grace would no longer be…
    • 11:6 …would no longer be grace
    • 12:3 …For by the grace given me I say…
    • 12:6 …gifts according to the grace given us If one’s…
    • 15:15 …points because of the grace God has given me…
    • 16:20 …under your feet The grace of our Lord Jesus…
  • 1 Corinthians 7

    • 1:3 Grace and peace to you…
    • 1:4 …you because of the grace He has given you…
    • 3:10 …By the grace God has given me…
    • 15:10 …But by the grace of God I am…
    • 15:10 …I am and His grace to me was not…
    • 15:10 …not I but the grace of God that was…
    • 16:23 …The grace of the Lord Jesus…
  • 2 Corinthians 10

    • 1:2 Grace and peace to you…
    • 1:12 …worldly wisdom but in the grace of God…
    • 4:15 …benefit so that the grace that is extending to…
    • 6:1 …not to receive God’s grace in vain…
    • 8:6 …complete your act of grace just as he had…
    • 8:9 …For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus…
    • 9:8 …able to make all grace abound to you so…
    • 9:14 …because of the surpassing grace God has given you…
    • 12:9 …said to me My grace is sufficient for you…
    • 13:14 …The grace of the Lord Jesus…
  • Galatians 7

    • 1:3 Grace and peace to you…
    • 1:6 …who called you by the grace of Christ and are…
    • 1:15 …called me by His grace was pleased…
    • 2:9 …And recognizing the grace that I had been…
    • 2:21 …not set aside the grace of God For if…
    • 5:4 …have fallen away from grace
    • 6:18 …The grace of our Lord Jesus…
  • Ephesians 12

    • 1:2 Grace and peace to you…
    • 1:6 …praise of His glorious grace which He has freely…
    • 1:7 …the riches of His grace
    • 2:5 …dead in our trespasses It is by grace you have been saved…
    • 2:7 …surpassing riches of His grace demonstrated by His kindness…
    • 2:8 …For it is by grace you have been saved…
    • 3:2 …the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to…
    • 3:7 …the gift of God’s grace given me through the…
    • 3:8 …all the saints this grace was given me to…
    • 4:7 …each one of us grace has been given according…
    • 4:29 …in need and bringing grace to those who listen…
    • 6:24 Grace to all who love…
  • Philippians 3

    • 1:2 Grace and peace to you…
    • 1:7 …are all partners in grace with me…
    • 4:23 …The grace of the Lord Jesus…
  • Colossians 2

    • 1:2 …in Christ at Colossae Grace and peace to you…
    • 1:6 …and truly understood the grace of God…
  • 1 Thessalonians 2

    • 1:1 …the Lord Jesus Christ Grace and peace to you…
    • 5:28 …The grace of our Lord Jesus…

And 35 more, on the full page.

“favor” 5
  • Luke 2

    • 1:30 …for you have found favor with God…
    • 2:52 …wisdom and stature and in favor with God and man…
  • Acts 3

    • 2:47 …praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people…
    • 7:10 …troubles He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the…
    • 7:46 …who found favor in the sight of…
“thanks be” 5
  • Romans 2

    • 6:17 …But thanks be to God that though…
    • 7:25 Thanks be to God through Jesus…
  • 2 Corinthians 3

    • 2:14 …But thanks be to God who always…
    • 8:16 …But thanks be to God who put…
    • 9:15 Thanks be to God for His…
“grace be” 5
  • Colossians 1

    • 4:18 …Paul Remember my chains Grace be with you…
  • 1 Timothy 1

    • 6:21 …away from the faith Grace be with you all…
  • 2 Timothy 1

    • 4:22 …be with your spirit Grace be with you all…
  • Titus 1

    • 3:15 …us in the faith Grace be with all of you…
  • Hebrews 1

    • 13:25 Grace be with all of you…
“thank” 4
  • Luke 1

    • 17:9 …Does he thank the servant because he…
  • 1 Corinthians 1

    • 15:57 …But thanks be to God who…
  • 1 Timothy 1

    • 1:12 …I thank Christ Jesus our Lord…
  • 2 Timothy 1

    • 1:3 …I thank God whom I serve…
“credit” 3
  • Luke 3

    • 6:32 …who love you what credit is that to you…
    • 6:33 …good to you what credit is that to you…
    • 6:34 …you expect repayment what credit is that to you…
“gracious” 2
  • Luke 1

    • 4:22 …and marveled at the gracious words that came from…
  • Colossians 1

    • 4:6 …your speech always be gracious seasoned with salt so…
“do the jews a favor” 2
  • Acts 2

    • 24:27 …Porcius Festus And wishing to do the Jews a favor Felix left Paul in…
    • 25:9 …But Festus wishing to do the Jews a favor said to Paul Are…
“gift” 2
  • Romans 1

    • 4:4 …are not credited as a gift but as an obligation…
  • 1 Corinthians 1

    • 16:3 …recommend to carry your gift to Jerusalem…
“gratitude” 2
  • Colossians 1

    • 3:16 …and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to…
  • Hebrews 1

    • 12:28 …us be filled with gratitude and so worship God…
“concession” 1
  • Acts 1

    • 25:3 …to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning…
“thankfulness” 1
  • 1 Corinthians 1

    • 10:30 …partake in the meal with thankfulness why am I denounced…
“blessing” 1
  • 2 Corinthians 1

    • 1:15 …might receive a double blessing
“grace that” 1
  • 2 Corinthians 1

    • 8:1 …to know about the grace that God has given the…
“privilege” 1
  • 2 Corinthians 1

    • 8:4 …with us for the privilege of sharing in this…
“grace of giving” 1
  • 2 Corinthians 1

    • 8:7 …also excel in this grace of giving
“gracious offering” 1
  • 2 Corinthians 1

    • 8:19 …accompany us with the gracious offering we administer to honor…
“commended” 1
  • 1 Peter 1

    • 2:19 …conscious of God this is to be commended
“commendable” 1
  • 1 Peter 1

    • 2:20 …endure it this is commendable before God…
“gracious gift” 1
  • 1 Peter 1

    • 3:7 …honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life so that…

The Hebrew and Greek words, their glosses and grammar: STEP Bible (CC BY 4.0). The English: the Berean Standard Bible, which also gives which English words render which. Counts are ours.