'Instead' in the Bible

The one who believes in the Son has eternal life, but the one who refuses to believe in the Son will not see life; instead, the wrath of God remains on him.

Jesus answered her, “If you knew [about] God’s gift [of eternal life], and who it is who says, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him [instead], and He would have given you living water (eternal life).”

The next day, the crowd that had remained on the other side of the sea noticed that only one boat had been there, and no other, and that Jesus had not gotten into that boat with his disciples. Instead, his disciples had gone away by themselves.

So Jesus told them, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I AM, and that I do nothing on my own authority. Instead, I speak only what the Father has taught me.

But as it is, you want to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God. This is not the way Abraham acted.

They will never follow a stranger; instead they will run away from him, because they don’t recognize the voice of strangers.”

As a result, Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews. Instead, he went from there to a town called Ephraim in the region near the wilderness. There he remained with his disciples.

for they loved the approval of men more than the approval of God.

because I haven't spoken on my own authority. Instead, the Father who sent me has himself commanded me what to say and how to speak.

Instead your hearts are filled with sadness because I have said these things to you.

It was Caiaphas who had advised the Jews that it was expedient for one man to die on behalf of the people.

So they told each other, "Let's not tear it. Instead, let's throw dice to see who gets it." This was to fulfill the Scripture that says, "They divided my clothes among themselves, and for my clothing they threw dice." So that is what the soldiers did.

Instead, one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and blood and water immediately came out.