'Instead' in the Bible

For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him. Instead, their thoughts turned to worthless things, and their senseless hearts were darkened.

but wrath and fury for those who in their selfish pride refuse to believe the truth and practice wickedness instead.

Do we, then, abolish the Law by this faith? Of course not! Instead, we uphold the Law.

nor did he doubt God's promise out of a lack of faith. Instead, his faith became stronger and he gave glory to God,

Stop offering the parts of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness. Instead, offer yourselves to God as people who have been brought from death to life and the parts of your body as instruments of righteousness to God.

I don't understand what I am doing. For I don't practice what I want to do, but instead do what I hate.

For I don't do the good I want to do, but instead do the evil that I don't want to do.

For you have not received a spirit of slavery that leads you into fear again. Instead, you have received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, "Abba! Father!"

Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, and do not obey your flesh and its desires.

Therefore, let's no longer criticize each other. Instead, make up your mind not to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother.

For even the Messiah did not please himself. Instead, as it is written, "The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me."