'Except' in the Bible

Why, there is nothing hidden except with a view to its being ultimately disclosed, nor has anything been made a secret but that it may at last come to light.

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

And He allowed no one to accompany Him except Peter and the brothers James and John.

But Jesus said to them, "There is no Prophet without honour except in his own country, and among his own relatives, and in his own home."

And He could not do any miracle there, except that He laid His hands on a few who were out of health and cured them; and

He charged them to take nothing for the journey except a stick; no bread, no bag, and not a penny in their pockets,

"Why do you call me good?" asked Jesus in reply; "there is no one truly good except One--that is, God.