'Instead' in the Bible

Instead, God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen what is weak in the world to shame the strong.

Instead, we speak about God's wisdom in a hidden secret, which God destined before the world began for our glory.

So, brothers and sisters, I could not speak to you as spiritual people, but instead as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ.

And you are inflated with pride, instead of filled with grief so that he who has committed this act might be removed from your congregation.

Does any one of you, when he has a complaint (civil dispute) with another [believer], dare to go to law before unrighteous men (non-believers) instead of [placing the issue] before the saints (God’s people)?

Instead, believer goes to court against believer, and that before unbelievers!

Instead, you act unjustly and cheat—and you do this to believers!

Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Instead, keeping God's commandments is what counts.

If others have this right to receive benefits from you, don’t we even more?However, we have not made use of this right; instead we endure everything so that we will not hinder the gospel of Christ.

Instead, I discipline my body and bring it under strict control, so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified.

No temptation has overtaken you that is unusual for human beings. But God is faithful, and he will not allow you to be tempted beyond your strength. Instead, along with the temptation he will also provide a way out, so that you may be able to endure it.

and a woman, if she have long hair, a glory it is to her, because the hair instead of a covering hath been given to her;

But quite the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are [absolutely] necessary;

But our presentable parts have no need of clothing. Instead, God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the less honorable,

Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking. Instead, be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.

But by God's grace I am what I am, and his grace shown to me was not wasted. Instead, I worked harder than all the others not I, of course, but God's grace that was with me.