'Otherwise' in the Bible
"Never give what is holy to dogs or throw your pearls before pigs. Otherwise, they will trample them with their feet and then turn around and attack you."
But they kept saying, "This must not happen during the festival. Otherwise, there'll be a riot among the people."
so that "they may see clearly but not perceive, and they may hear clearly but not understand, otherwise they might turn around and be forgiven.'"
because they kept saying, "This must not happen during the festival. Otherwise, there'll be a riot among the people."
For example, when you go with your opponent in front of a ruler, do your best to settle with him on the way there. Otherwise, you will be dragged in front of the judge, and the judge will hand you over to an officer, and the officer will throw you into prison.
Then he told the man who had invited him, "When you give a luncheon or a dinner, stop inviting only your friends, brothers, relatives, or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return and you would be repaid.
Otherwise, if he lays a foundation and can't finish the building, everyone who watches will begin to ridicule him
yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will grant her justice. Otherwise, she will keep coming and wear me out.'"
Believe me, I am in the Father and the Father is in me. Otherwise, believe me because of what I've been doing.
When he could not be persuaded otherwise, we remained silent except to say, "May the Lord's will be done."
Otherwise, these men themselves should tell what wrong they found when I stood before the Council
But if this is by grace, then it is no longer on the basis of actions. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace.
Consider, then, the kindness and severity of God: his severity toward those who fell, but God's kindness toward you if you continue receiving his kindness. Otherwise, you too will be cut off.
For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified because of her husband. Otherwise, your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
Otherwise, if you say a blessing with your spirit, how can an otherwise uneducated person say "Amen" to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you're saying?
Otherwise, what will those people do who are being baptized because of those who have died? If the dead are not raised at all, why are they being baptized because of them?
We do not put an obstacle in anyone's way. Otherwise, fault may be found with our ministry.
Otherwise, if any Macedonians come with me and find out that you are not ready, we would be humiliated to say nothing of you in this undertaking.
Fathers, do not make your children resentful. Otherwise, they'll become discouraged.
to be sensible and pure, to manage their households, to be kind, and to submit themselves to their husbands. Otherwise, the word of God may be discredited.
Therefore, as long as the promise of entering his rest remains valid, let us be afraid! Otherwise, some of you will fail to reach it,
Otherwise, would they not have stopped offering them, because the worshipers, cleansed once for all, would no longer be aware of any sins?
Above all, brothers, do not swear oaths by heaven, by earth, or by any other object. Instead, let your "Yes" mean yes and your "No" mean no! Otherwise, you may fall under condemnation.
And so, dear friends, since you already know these things, continuously be on your guard not to be carried away by the deception of lawless people. Otherwise, you may fall from your secure position.