'Except' in the Bible

'Ye are the salt of the land, but if the salt may lose savour, in what shall it be salted? for nothing is it good henceforth, except to be cast without, and to be trodden down by men.

For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

But I tell you, everyone who divorces his wife, except in a case of sexual immorality, causes her to commit adultery. And whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son desires to reveal Him.

how he went into the house of God, and the loaves of the presentation did eat, which it is not lawful to him to eat, nor to those with him, except to the priests alone?

but the Pharisees having heard, said, 'This one doth not cast out demons, except by Beelzeboul, ruler of the demons.'

Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.

But He answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

All this Jesus spoke to the people in figurative language, and except in figurative language He spoke nothing to them,

And they were offended by Him.But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his household.”

They told him, "We don't have anything here except five loaves of bread and two fish."

and he answering said, 'I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.'

An evil and adulterous generation demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.

When they looked up they saw no one except Him—Jesus alone.

[However, this kind does not come out except by prayer and fasting.]”

And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.

"Not everyone can accept this saying," he replied, "except those to whom celibacy has been granted,

And he said to him, 'Why me dost thou call good? no one is good except One -- God; but if thou dost will to enter into the life, keep the commands.'

Seeing a lone fig tree by the road, He went up to it and found nothing on it except leaves. And He said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” At once the fig tree withered.

And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

“Now concerning that day and hour no one knows—neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son —except the Father only.

He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.

Why doth this one thus speak evil words? who is able to forgive sins except one -- God?'

how he entered the house of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest and ate the sacred bread—which is not lawful for anyone to eat except the priests—and also gave some to his companions?”

No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.

For nothing is concealed except to be revealed, and nothing hidden except to come to light.

But except in figurative language He spoke nothing to them; while to His own disciples He expounded everything, in private.

He did not let anyone accompany Him except Peter, James, and John, James’s brother.

Then Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his household.”

So He was not able to do any miracles there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them.

He instructed them to take nothing for the road except a walking stick: no bread, no traveling bag, no money in their belts.

For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.

And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.

and they forgot to take loaves, and except one loaf they had nothing with them in the boat,

Then suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus alone.

And as they are coming down from the mount, he charged them that they may declare to no one the things that they saw, except when the Son of Man may rise out of the dead;

And he said to them, 'This kind is able to come forth with nothing except with prayer and fasting.'

"Why do you call me good?" Jesus asked him. "Nobody is good except for one God.

Seeing in the distance a fig tree covered with leaves, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing except leaves because it wasn't the season for figs.

Then the scribe said to Him, “You are right, Teacher! You have correctly said that He is One, and there is no one else except Him.

And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.

“Now concerning that day or hour no one knows—neither the angels in heaven nor the Son—except the Father.

Yet Elijah wasn't sent to a single one of those widows except to one at Zarephath in Sidon.

There were also many lepers in Israel in the prophet Elisha's time, yet not one of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian."

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, 'Who is this that doth speak evil words? who is able to forgive sins, except God only?'

how he went into the house of God, and the loaves of the presentation did take, and did eat, and gave also to those with him, which it is not lawful to eat, except only to the priests?'

After He came to the house, He let no one enter with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father and mother.

But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.

All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son desires to reveal Him.”

As the crowds were increasing, He began saying: “This generation is an evil generation. It demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.

I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

Didn’t any return to give glory to God except this foreigner?”

"Why do you call me good?" Jesus asked him. "Nobody is good except for one God.

The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.

Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.

So Jesus answered and said to them, "Truly, truly I say to you, the Son can do nothing from himself except what he sees the Father doing. For whatever that one does, these [things] also the Son does likewise.

On the morrow, the multitude that was standing on the other side of the sea, having seen that there was no other little boat there except one -- that into which his disciples entered -- and that Jesus went not in with his disciples into the little boat, but his disciples went away alone,

No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

not that anyone has seen the Father except the One who is from God. He has seen the Father.

Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.

And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.

Doth our law judge a man, except it first hear from himself and know what he doeth?

So Jesus, straightening up and seeing no one except the woman, said to her, "Where are those accusers of yours? Does no one condemn you?"

I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for except ye believe that I am he , ye shall die in your sins.

The thief doth not come, except that he may steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.

“One who has bathed,” Jesus told him, “doesn’t need to wash anything except his feet, but he is completely clean. You are clean, but not all of you.”

Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

While I was with them,I was protecting them by Your namethat You have given Me.I guarded them and not one of them is lost,except the son of destruction,so that the Scripture may be fulfilled.

Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.

and they cried out, 'Take away, take away, crucify him;' Pilate saith to them, 'Your king shall I crucify?' the chief priests answered, 'We have no king except Caesar.'

The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.

And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.

Those who had been scattered as a result of the persecution that started because of Stephen made their way as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message to no one except Jews.

And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

'For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, no more burden to lay upon you, except these necessary things:

(Now all the Athenians and the foreigners visiting there used to spend their [leisure] time in nothing other than telling or hearing something new.)

except that in town after town the Holy Spirit testifies to me that chains and afflictions are waiting for me.

When he could not be persuaded otherwise, we remained silent except to say, "May the Lord's will be done."

'And concerning those of the nations who have believed, we have written, having given judgment, that they observe no such thing, except to keep themselves both from idol-sacrifices, and blood, and a strangled thing, and whoredom.'

Except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day.

I have experienced help from God to this day, and so I stand testifying to both small and great, saying nothing except what the prophets and Moses said was going to happen:

And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.

Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.

What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.

And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.

And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

For if their rejection [means] the reconciliation of the world, what [will] their acceptance [mean] except life from the dead?

Everyone must submit to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those that exist are instituted by God.

Do not owe anyone anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.

I have known, and am persuaded, in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself, except to him who is reckoning anything to be unclean -- to that one it is unclean;

For I would not dare say anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to make the Gentiles obedient by word and deed,