'Except' in the Bible

"You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its flavor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled on by people.

But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

All things have been handed over 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 decides to reveal him.

But when the Pharisees heard this they said, "He does not cast out demons except by the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons!"

But he answered them, "An evil and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

And so they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own house."

A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah." Then he left them and went away.

Now I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another commits adultery."

He said to them, "Not everyone can accept this statement, except those to whom it has been given.

After noticing a fig tree by the road he went to it, but found nothing on it except leaves. He said to it, "Never again will there be fruit from you!" And the fig tree withered at once.

"But as for that day and hour no one knows it -- not even the angels in heaven -- except the Father alone.

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

He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.

Then Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown, and among his relatives, and in his own house."

He was not able to do a miracle there, except to lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.

He instructed them to take nothing for the journey except a staff -- no bread, no bag, no money in their belts --

Now they had forgotten to take bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat.

Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more except Jesus.

Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.

"But as for that day or hour no one knows it -- neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son -- except the Father.

And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, yet none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian."

Now when he came to the house, Jesus did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John, and James, and the child's father and mother.

All things have been given to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son decides to reveal him."

As the crowds were increasing, Jesus began to say, "This generation is a wicked generation; it looks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.

Was no one found to turn back and give praise to God except this foreigner?"

Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.

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

(Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God -- he has seen the Father.)

Jesus replied, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

When I was with them I kept them safe and watched over them in your name that you have given me. Not one of them was lost except the one destined for destruction, so that the scripture could be fulfilled.

Then they shouted out, "Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!" Pilate asked, "Shall I crucify your king?" The high priests replied, "We have no king except Caesar!"

And Saul agreed completely with killing. Now on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were forced to scatter throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.

except that the Holy Spirit warns me in town after town that imprisonment and persecutions are waiting for me.

Because he could not be persuaded, we said no more except, "The Lord's will be done."

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:

Paul replied, "I pray to God that whether in a short or a long time not only you but also all those who are listening to me today could become such as I am, except for these chains."

What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Absolutely not! Certainly, I would not have known sin except through the law. For indeed I would not have known what it means to desire something belonging to someone else if the law had not said, "Do not covet."

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except by God's appointment, and the authorities that exist have been instituted by God.

Owe no one anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

For I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in order to bring about the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,

I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,

For I decided to be concerned about nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

For who among men knows the things of a man except the man's spirit within him? So too, no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.

Do not deprive each other, except by mutual agreement for a specified time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then resume your relationship, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

So I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus is cursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit.

On behalf of such an individual I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except about my weaknesses.

For how were you treated worse than the other churches, except that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this injustice!

But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord's brother.

But may I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

Now what is the meaning of "he ascended," except that he also descended to the lower regions, namely, the earth?

And as you Philippians know, at the beginning of my gospel ministry, when I left Macedonia, no church shared with me in this matter of giving and receiving except you alone.

And to whom did he swear they would never enter into his rest, except those who were disobedient?

Now who is the person who has conquered the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give him some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on that stone will be written a new name that no one can understand except the one who receives it.'

and they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one was able to learn the song except the one hundred and forty-four thousand who had been redeemed from the earth.

His eyes are like a fiery flame and there are many diadem crowns on his head. He has a name written that no one knows except himself.