'Merely' in the Bible

Your servant would merely cross over the Jordan with the king. Why should the king compensate me with this reward?

Scarcely have they been planted,Scarcely have they been sown,Scarcely has their stock taken root in the earth,But He merely blows on them, and they wither,And the storm carries them away like stubble.

Yet you have not merely walked in their ways or done according to their abominations; but, as if that were too little, you acted more corruptly in all your conduct than they.

But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.

For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will also be famines. These things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.

do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.

Slaves, in all things obey those who are your masters on earth, not with external service, as those who merely please men, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.

At the same time they also learn to be idle, as they go around from house to house; and not merely idle, but also gossips and busybodies, talking about things not proper to mention.

But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves.

Your adornment must not be merely external—braiding the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on dresses;