'Instead' in the Bible

But the prudent answered, ‘No, there will not be enough for us and you too; go instead to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.’

But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to ask him to release Barabbas for them instead.

Now suppose one of you fathers is asked by his son for a fish; he will not give him a snake instead of a fish, will he?

You have become arrogant and have not mourned instead, so that the one who had done this deed would be removed from your midst.

Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them;

Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and also do this or that.”

not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead; for you were called for the very purpose that you might inherit a blessing.