20 occurrences in 12 translations

'Except' in the Bible

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?”

Verse ConceptsHigh Priest, In NtEntering The TabernaclePeople Providing FoodRoyal Priesthood

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.

Verse ConceptsFreedom, Through Jesus ChristExorcismsHousesSpiritual Warfare, Causes OfVictory, Over Spiritual ForcesParables Of ChristLimitations Of StrengthTying UpProperty

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

Verse ConceptsExplanationsHow Disciples LearnExposition Of The ScripturesJesus As Our TeacherChrist Speaking To DisciplesJesus Using Parables

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

Verse ConceptsPeter, The DiscipleExclusionChrist Going With People

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

Verse ConceptsProphecy, In NtMisused PrivilegesHatred Between RelativesProphecy IgnoredFamiliesheroes

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

Verse Conceptsdiscipleship, nature ofBeltsLacking MoneyNot EquippedSaving Money

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

Verse ConceptsAblutionelders, as community leadersJews, TheCharacteristics Of PhariseesHow People EatThe Elderlypharisees

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.

Verse ConceptsMarketsBrassPurifying OneselfClean ObjectsHow People Eatmarketing

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

Verse ConceptsDisorganizationForgetting ThingsNo FoodOne Material ThingMissing The Mark

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

Verse ConceptsIsolated Persons

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;

Verse ConceptsMan Going DownChrist Concealing ThingsChrist Would RiseChrist's OrdersJesus Foretelling His Resurrection

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.

Verse ConceptsFruitStanding At A DistanceFoliageNot Findingdistance

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.

Verse ConceptsNo Other Is GodGod Is One

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.

Verse ConceptsRestraintA Short TimeShort Time Till The EndThose Not SavedFor The Sake Of God's PeopleGod's Intervention

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