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# grace, gracious
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## Definition
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The word "grace" refers to help or blessing that is given to someone who has not earned it. The term "gracious" describes someone who shows grace to other people.
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* Grace is shown through acts of kindness without expectation of being paid back.
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* God's grace toward sinful human beings is a gift that is freely given.
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* The concept of grace also refers to being kind and forgiving to someone who has done wrong or hurtful things.
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* The phrase "to find grace" is an idiom that means to receive help and mercy from God.
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## Translation Suggestions
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* Other ways that "grace" could be translated include, "divine kindness" or "God's favor" or "God's kindness and forgiveness for sinners" or "merciful kindness."
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* The term "gracious" could be translated as "full of grace" or "kind" or "merciful" or "mercifully kind."
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* The idiom, "he found grace" could be translated as, "he received mercy" or "God mercifully helped him."
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