'Instead' in the Bible

I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of the Messiah and, instead, are following a different gospel,

nor did I go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before me. Instead, I went away to Arabia and then came back to Damascus.

But the Law has nothing to do with faith. Instead, "The person who keeps the commandments will have life in them."

Instead, he is placed under the care of guardians and servant managers until the time set by the father.