38 occurrences

'Unless' in the Bible

and said, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless you repent [that is, change your inner self—your old way of thinking, live changed lives] and become like children [trusting, humble, and forgiving], you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

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But no one can go into a strong man’s house and steal his property unless he first overpowers and ties up the strong man, and then he will ransack and rob his house.

Freedom, Through Jesus ChristExorcismsHousesSpiritual Warfare, Causes OfVictory, Over Spiritual ForcesParables Of ChristLimitations Of StrengthTying UpProperty

(For the Pharisees and all of the Jews do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands, holding firmly to the traditions of the elders;

Ablutionelders, as community leadersJews, TheCharacteristics Of PhariseesHow People EatThe Elderlypharisees

and when they come from the market place, they do not eat unless they cleanse themselves [completely according to ritual]; and there are many other things [oral, man-made laws and traditions handed down to them] which they follow diligently, such as the washing of cups and pitchers and copper utensils.)

MarketsBrassPurifying OneselfClean ObjectsHow People Eatmarketing

And if the Lord had not shortened the days, no human life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom He chose [for Himself], He shortened the days.

RestraintA Short TimeShort Time Till The EndThose Not SavedFor The Sake Of God's PeopleGod's Intervention

But He said to them, “You give them something to eat.” They said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish—unless perhaps we go and buy food for all these people.”

doubtersFive ThingsBuying FoodFeeding GroupsTwo AnimalsFish

I tell you, no; but unless you repent [change your old way of thinking, turn from your sinful ways and live changed lives], you will all likewise perish.

UrgencyRepentanceRepent Lest You Die

I tell you, no; but unless you repent [change your old way of thinking, turn from your sinful ways and live changed lives], you will all likewise perish.”

Repent Lest You Die

who came to Jesus at night and said to Him, “Rabbi (Teacher), we know [without any doubt] that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these signs [these wonders, these attesting miracles] that You do unless God is with him.”

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And Jesus said to them, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood [unless you believe in Me as Savior and believe in the saving power of My blood which will be shed for you], you do not have life in yourselves.

Fellowship With ChristBeverages, FigurativeJesus As Son Of ManBeing Dead In SinPeople Consuming BloodNot Maintaining LifeChrist Telling The TruthTruly TrulyJesus As FoodThe Blood Of Jesuscommunionmuscles

And He was saying, “This is the reason why I have told you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted him [that is, unless he is enabled to do so] by the Father.”

Ability, Of God To SaveComing To ChristThose To Whom God GivesThe Father's Activity Regarding Christ

I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone [just one grain, never more]. But if it dies, it produces much grain and yields a harvest.

Fruitfulness, SpiritualFruit, Spiritualevil, victory overGrainWheatGain Through LossDeath To SelfParables Of SowingIsolated PersonsThe Source Of FruitThe Effect Of Christ's DeathChrist Telling The TruthTruly Truly

Peter said to Him, “You will never wash my feet!” Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with Me [we can have nothing to do with each other].”

Participation, In ChristUnworthinessNeverClean FeetCare Of FeetUnrelated People

Remain in Me, and I [will remain] in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself without remaining in the vine, neither can you [bear fruit, producing evidence of your faith] unless you remain in Me.

GoalsWalking In The Spiritdisciples, characteristics ofIntimacyAbiding In ChristSpiritual VitalityUnfruitfulnessAbiding With GodPeople's Inability To Serve GodUs In GodStaying Positiveconnectionfruitfulness

So the other disciples kept telling him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the marks of the nails, and put my finger into the nail prints, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe.”

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And he said, “Well, how could I [understand] unless someone guides me [correctly]?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

Teachableness

Some men came down from Judea and began teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised in accordance with the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

Council of JerusalemAbraham, Family And DescendantsExclusivenessBarnabasHeresiesDenominationsMisteachingNecessity Of CircumcisionSalvation By Other Things

other than for this one statement which I had shouted out as I stood among them, ‘For the resurrection of the dead I am on trial before you today.’”

The Dead Are Raised

Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain on the ship, you cannot be saved.”

Staying PutThose Not SavedBeing Savedsailingjumping

Now I wish that all of you spoke in unknown tongues, but even more [I wish] that you would prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater [and more useful] than the one who speaks in tongues, unless he translates or explains [what he says], so that the church may be edified [instructed, improved, strengthened].

Prophecy, In NtBuilding Up The ChurchInterpreting LanguageEach Local ChurchRight DesiresProphecyProphecies concerningLanguageThe church

Now, believers, if I come to you speaking in unknown tongues, how will I benefit you unless I also speak to you [clearly] either by revelation [revealing God’s mystery], or by knowledge [teaching about God], or by prophecy [foretelling the future, speaking a new message from God to the people], or by instruction [teaching precepts that develop spiritual maturity]?

ProfitsTeachingAcquiring KnowledgeTeaching In The ChurchDoing Gooddoctrine

By this faith you are saved [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose], if you hold firmly to the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain [just superficially and without complete commitment].

ForeknowledgeReasons For Faith In ChristUseless ReligionThe Gospel Of SalvationKeeping FaithBeing SavedpreachingFutile Faith

You fool! Every time you plant seed you sow something that does not come to life [germinating, springing up and growing] unless it first dies.

Folly, Effects OfSeedFoolish PeopleDeath Of God's PeopleLife And Deathnatural DeathFoolsReaping What You SowPlanting SeedsChange And Growthrebirth

For in what respect were you treated as inferior to the rest of the churches, except [for the fact] that I did not burden you [with my financial support]? Forgive me [for doing you] this injustice!

Paul, Apostle To GentilesForgive One AnotherForgiving YourselfForgiving Others Who Hurt YouParents Being Wrong

Test and evaluate yourselves to see whether you are in the faith and living your lives as [committed] believers. Examine yourselves [not me]! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves [by an ongoing experience] that Jesus Christ is in you—unless indeed you fail the test and are rejected as counterfeit?

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Do not accept an accusation against an elder unless it is based on [the testimony of at least] two or three witnesses.

Three Witnessesdiscipline, divineWitnesses, LegalAccusations, In Church AffairsTwo Or ThreeThe Elderlyeldersaccusations

And if anyone competes as an athlete [in competitive games], he is not crowned [with the wreath of victory] unless he competes according to the rules.

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So remember the heights from which you have fallen, and repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, your sinful behavior—seek God’s will] and do the works you did at first [when you first knew Me]; otherwise, I will visit you and remove your lampstand (the church, its impact) from its place—unless you repent.

BeginningHeightImpenitence, Results OfPoverty, SpiritualReformationRememberingRepentance, Importance OfRevival, CorporateRejection Of God's CallBeginning Of SalvationPeople Falling From A HeightRepentanceOne's DeedsTaking God's ThingsThe Fact Of His ComingLuciferrevelation

Listen carefully, I will throw her on a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her [I will bring] into great anguish, unless they repent of her deeds.

Adultery, Consequences OfBedsThe Ungodly SufferingThose Who Committed AdulteryAdultery In The ChurchSicknessadultry

and that no one will be able to buy or sell, except the one who has the mark, either the name of the beast or the number of his name.

The False ProphetMark Of The Beast On ForeheadMark Of The BeastSaving Money

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Unless (116 instances)

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
אלי אוּלי 
'uwlay 
Usage: 45

לוּלי לוּלא 
Luwle' 
except , unless , If , had not , were it not , were it not that
Usage: 14

ἐκτός 
Ektos 
out of , outside , other than , without , be excepted , except , unless , but
Usage: 8

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