Particle hōsper (as) in the Gospels-Acts

(Translation from NRSV with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)


Matthew

6: 2"So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as (hōsper) the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.
6: 7"When you are praying, do not heap up empty phrases as (hōsper) the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard because of their many words.
12: 40For just as (hōsper) Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so for three days and three nights the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth.
13: 40Just as (hōsper) the weeds are collected and burned up with fire, so will it be at the end of the age.
18: 17If the member refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if the offender refuses to listen even to the church, let such a one be to you as (hōsper) a Gentile and a tax collector.
20: 28just as (hōsper) the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many."
24: 27For as (hōsper) the lightning comes from the east and flashes until the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
24: 37For as (hōsper) the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
25: 14"For it is as (hōsper) if a man, going on a journey, summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them;
25: 32All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as (hōsper) a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats,

Luke

17: 24For as (hōsper) the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.
18: 11The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus, 'God, I thank you that I am not as (hōsper) the others: thieves, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

John

5: 21Indeed, just as (hōsper) the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whomever he wishes.
5: 26For just as (hōsper) the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself;

Acts

2: 2And suddenly from heaven there came a sound as (hōsper) the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.
3: 17"And now, friends, I know that you acted in ignorance, as (hōsper) did also your rulers.
11: 15And when I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as (hōsper) it had upon us at the beginning.