56 occurrences

'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.

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

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.

Verse ConceptsEvil GenerationsSeeking A SignNo SignsNamed Prophets Of The Lord

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."

Verse ConceptsStumbling Over ChristUnderestimationProphecy Ignoredhonour

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

Verse ConceptsBachelorsThose To Whom God GivesBeing Single

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.

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

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

Verse ConceptsDisclosuresFrom Darkness To LightHidden ThingsAvoiding SecrecyEverything Happening For A Reason

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

Verse ConceptsPeter, The DiscipleExclusionChrist Going With People

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

Verse ConceptsProphecy, In NtMisused PrivilegesHatred Between RelativesProphecy IgnoredFamiliesheroes

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

Verse Conceptsdiscipleship, nature ofBeltsLacking MoneyNot EquippedSaving Money

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

Verse ConceptsDisorganizationForgetting ThingsNo FoodOne Material ThingMissing The Mark

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

Verse ConceptsIsolated Persons

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

Verse ConceptsLeprosyPredestination, Of PersonsRelations With ForeignersOnly One PersonHealing LepersIndividual ProphetsMany In IsraelTimes Of Peoplesyria

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.

Verse ConceptsPeter, The DiscipleEntering HousesChrist Going With People

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.

Verse ConceptsSeeking SignsUnbelief, As Response To GodJesus Christ, Temptation OfCrowds SeekingCrowds Around JesusSeeking For Abstract ThingsNo SignsBeginning To Teach

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

Verse ConceptsNot Praising GodAliensGiving ThanksGiving Back

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

Verse ConceptsChrist Going DownChrist And HeavenMinistry Of The Son Of ManGoing To Heaven

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

Verse ConceptsRevelation, Necessity OfSeeing GodThose Who Saw GodNot Seeing GodFather And Son AlikeThe FatherIdentity

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!"

Verse ConceptsChief priestsDuplicating WordsDriving Out ChristChrist Would Be Killed

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.

Verse ConceptsFugitivesChristiansdispersion, theJerusalem, Significance OfSamaritansChurch, Description OfChurch, Examples OfThe Church ScatteredAssentingApproval To KillThe Apostles In Action

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."

Verse ConceptsChainsListeningIron ChainsBecoming Like People

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."

Verse Conceptsevil, warnings againstethics, and graceHeart, Fallen And RedeemedJustice, In Believers' LivesKnowledge, Of SinKnowledge Of Good And EvilLaw, Purpose OfLaw, Ten CommandmentsMind, Of GodPopularityEffect Of The LawExcellent LawFar Be It!No SinThe Entrance Of SinCovetousnesslaw

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,

Verse ConceptsCurbing SpeechMere TalkObeying The Gospel

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

Verse ConceptsBaptism, practice ofChristian BaptismWe Thank GodBaptism

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.

Verse ConceptsAsh WednesdayAgreeing For GoodOne FleshSatan, As TempterSelf ControlSpiritual VitalityTemptation, ResistingTemptation, Sources OfSex Within MarriageAbstinenceBeing TemptedThe Devil Tempting PeoplesexFasting And PrayerSex Before MarriageSame Sex Marriagespousecouples

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

Verse ConceptsBoasting ExcludedPaul's BoastingIdentityBoasting

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

Verse ConceptsPaul, Apostle To GentilesForgive One AnotherForgiving YourselfForgiving Others Who Hurt YouParents Being Wrong

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

Verse ConceptsDeep ThingsChrist Going Down

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.

Verse ConceptsBeginning Of SalvationGiving To The PoorGiving Money To The ChurchSharingpartnership

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

Verse ConceptsGod Swearing Harmdisobedience

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.'

Verse ConceptsSpiritual FoodMannaNewnessUniquenessWhiteOvercomersDelicaciesUnknown ThingsHidden ThingsGod Renaming PeopleWriting On ObjectsOvercoming Through ChristTaught By The SpiritA New NameBenefits Of HeavenSpiritual crownsOvercomingChange And Growth

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.

Verse ConceptsCreatureselders, in the churchMarketsSongsThroneAbundance, SpiritualHeaven, Worshiping GodBeastsFour CreaturesOne Hundred Thousand And MoreCosmic CreaturesA New SongFruitless LearningElders In Heaven144,000elders

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.

Verse ConceptsBabylonCrowns, Spiritual UseChrist GlorifiedAnonymityFire Of ChristEyes In ProphecyNot Knowing About ChristSpiritual crownscrownsroyalty

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