'Except' in the Bible

Nothing is hidden except for the purpose of having it revealed, and nothing is secret except for the purpose of having it come to light.

Jesus allowed no one to go further with him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.

He couldn't perform a miracle there except to lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.

He instructed them to take nothing along on the trip except a walking stick no bread, no traveling bag, nothing in their moneybag.

"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.