charin marks the reason, purpose, or motivating consideration for what a clause states.

As a preposition, charin marks the consideration in view when a clause gives a reason, purpose, or motive: transgressions explain the law's addition in Galatians 3:19, a stated reason frames Paul's actions in Ephesians 3:1 and Titus 1:5, and advantage or gain motivates conduct in Jude 1:16 and Titus 1:11.

1. Preposition marking reason, purpose, or motive · dominant

   The form χάριν is tagged as a preposition in every occurrence. In Galatians 3:19 the APB renders the clause "because of transgressions" concerning the law; in Ephesians 3:1, Ephesians 3:14, and Titus 1:5 it renders "For this reason" before Paul's stated circumstance or action. In Jude 1:16 and Titus 1:11, the APB presents advantage and shameful gain as the consideration motivating the described speech or teaching.

   Galatians 3:19Ephesians 3:1Ephesians 3:14Titus 1:5Jude 1:16Titus 1:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: The translation variously presents the relation with "because of," "For this reason," "Because," and "for the sake of." These phrases show the clauses' overall causal or purposive framing rather than a fixed English equivalent for the preposition.