'Unless' in the Bible

Then the man said, "Let me go, for the dawn is breaking." "I will not let you go," Jacob replied, "unless you bless me."

You will be tested in this way: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you will not depart from this place unless your youngest brother comes here.

But Judah said to him, "The man solemnly warned us, 'You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.'

But if you will not send him, we won't go down there because the man said to us, 'You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.'"

the person who touches any of these will be unclean until evening and must not eat from the holy offerings unless he has bathed his body in water.

How can one man chase a thousand of them, and two pursue ten thousand; unless their Rock had delivered them up, and the Lord had handed them over?

The men said to her, "We are not bound by this oath you made us swear unless the following conditions are met:

The Israelites are unable to stand before their enemies; they retreat because they have become subject to annihilation. I will no longer be with you, unless you destroy what has contaminated you.

So David said, "Good! I will make an agreement with you. I ask only one thing from you. You will not see my face unless you bring Saul's daughter Michal when you come to visit me."

Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, "As certainly as the Lord God of Israel lives (whom I serve), there will be no dew or rain in the years ahead unless I give the command."

She saddled the donkey and told her servant, "Lead on. Do not stop unless I say so."

So King Jehoash summoned Jehoiada the priest along with the other priests, and said to them, "Why have you not repaired the damage to the temple? Now, take no more silver from your treasurers unless you intend to use it to repair the damage."

In the evening she went, and in the morning she returned to a separate part of the harem, to the authority of Shaashgaz the king's eunuch who was overseeing the concubines. She would not go back to the king unless the king was pleased with her and she was requested by name.

"All the servants of the king and the people of the king's provinces know that there is only one law applicable to any man or woman who comes uninvited to the king in the inner court -- that person will be put to death, unless the king extends to him the gold scepter, permitting him to be spared. Now I have not been invited to come to the king for some thirty days!"

Do not be like an unintelligent horse or mule, which will not obey you unless they are controlled by a bridle and bit.

For they cannot sleep unless they cause harm; they are robbed of sleep until they make someone stumble.

unless they became my subjects and made peace with me; let them make peace with me.

(Mem) Whose command was ever fulfilled unless the Lord decreed it?

unless you have utterly rejected us and are angry with us beyond measure.

So these men concluded, "We won't find any pretext against this man Daniel unless it is in connection with the law of his God."

Does a bird swoop down into a trap on the ground if there is no bait? Does a trap spring up from the ground unless it has surely caught something?

For I tell you, unless your righteousness goes beyond that of the experts in the law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

How else can someone enter a strong man's house and steal his property, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can thoroughly plunder the house.

and said, "I tell you the truth, unless you turn around and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven!

He went away a second time and prayed, "My Father, if this cup cannot be taken away unless I drink it, your will must be done."

But no one is able to enter a strong man's house and steal his property unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can thoroughly plunder his house.

(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they perform a ritual washing, holding fast to the tradition of the elders.

And when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. They hold fast to many other traditions: the washing of cups, pots, kettles, and dining couches.)

But he said to them, "You give them something to eat." They replied, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish -- unless we go and buy food for all these people."

No, I tell you! But unless you repent, you will all perish as well!

No, I tell you! But unless you repent you will all perish as well!"

came to Jesus at night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs that you do unless God is with him."

Jesus replied, "I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

Jesus answered, "I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born of water and spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

John replied, "No one can receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven.

So Jesus said to him, "Unless you people see signs and wonders you will never believe!"

No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.

Jesus said to them, "I tell you the solemn truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in yourselves.

So Jesus added, "Because of this I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has allowed him to come."

"Our law doesn't condemn a man unless it first hears from him and learns what he is doing, does it?"

Thus I told you that you will die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am he, you will die in your sins."

I tell you the solemn truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains by itself alone. But if it dies, it produces much grain.

Remain in me, and I will remain in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me.

Jesus replied, "You would have no authority over me at all, unless it was given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of greater sin."

The other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he replied, "Unless I see the wounds from the nails in his hands, and put my finger into the wounds from the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will never believe it!"

The man replied, "How in the world can I, unless someone guides me?" So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

Now some men came down from Judea and began to teach the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved."

Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, "Unless these men stay with the ship, you cannot be saved."

And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How timely is the arrival of those who proclaim the good news."

I wish you all spoke in tongues, but even more that you would prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets so that the church may be strengthened.

Now, brothers and sisters, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I help you unless I speak to you with a revelation or with knowledge or prophecy or teaching?

It is similar for lifeless things that make a sound, like a flute or harp. Unless they make a distinction in the notes, how can what is played on the flute or harp be understood?

and by which you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message I preached to you -- unless you believed in vain.

Fool! What you sow will not come to life unless it dies.

Put yourselves to the test to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize regarding yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you -- unless, indeed, you fail the test!

No widow should be put on the list unless she is at least sixty years old, was the wife of one husband,

Do not accept an accusation against an elder unless it can be confirmed by two or three witnesses.

Also, if anyone competes as an athlete, he will not be crowned as the winner unless he competes according to the rules.

Look! I am throwing her onto a bed of violent illness, and those who commit adultery with her into terrible suffering, unless they repent of her deeds.

Thus no one was allowed to buy or sell things unless he bore the mark of the beast -- that is, his name or his number.