gar is a conjunction that links a statement with an explanatory or supporting clause.

As a conjunction, gar regularly introduces a clause that explains, supports, or gives the stated ground for what precedes; it can also stand at the beginning of a new sentence or section while continuing that explanatory connection.

1. Introducing explanation or supporting grounds · dominant

   The form γὰρ/γάρ is tagged as a conjunction throughout the sample. In 1 Corinthians 10:5 the APB renders a statement of God's lack of delight followed by “for they were thrown down in the deserted place,” and in 1 Corinthians 15:53 it renders the necessity that the perishable put on incorruption. At the start of 1 Corinthians 11:23 and 1 Corinthians 12:13, the APB begins with “For” as the following statement supplies support within the surrounding discussion.

   1 Corinthians 10:51 Corinthians 11:231 Corinthians 12:131 Corinthians 15:531 Corinthians 16:101 Corinthians 16:18

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB often marks the conjunction with “For,” including sentence-initial uses such as 1 Corinthians 11:23 and 1 Corinthians 15:53, and sometimes uses “because,” “since,” or leaves the connection less explicit. These English connectors show the verse-level relation rather than a fixed rendering for each token.