23 occurrences in 12 translations

'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.

Verse ConceptsBeing A Lightdisciples, characteristics ofDecayResponsibility, For God's WorldSaltSanctification, Means And ResultsTastePersonal ContactSending Things AwayTastelessnessRestoring ThingsTastelessSournessMoral Decay

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?

Verse ConceptsPriests, Function In Ot TimesShowbreadEntering The Tabernacle

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.

Verse ConceptsExorcismsHousesSpiritual Warfare, Causes OfVictory, Over Spiritual ForcesLimitations Of StrengthTying Uppossessions

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.

Verse ConceptsEvil GenerationsSeeking A SignNo SignsNamed Prophets Of The Lord

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

Verse ConceptsMultitudesCrowdsJesus Using Parables

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.”

Verse ConceptsStumbling Over ChristUnderestimationProphecy Ignoredhonour

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

Verse ConceptsFishesLittle FoodFive ThingsTwo AnimalsFish

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

Verse ConceptsBachelorsThose To Whom God GivesBeing Single

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.

Verse ConceptsBearing Bad FruitGod, Power OfUnfruitfulnessMiracles Of ChristFigsDivine Power Over NatureFoliage

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