ἀλλά (ἀλλ᾽ usually bef. α and υ, often bef. ε and η, rarely bef. ο and ω, never bef. ι; Tdf., Pr., 93 f.; WH, App., 146), adversative particle, stronger than δέ; prop. neuter pl. of ἄλλος, used adverbially, with changed accent; hence prop. otherwise, on the other hand (cf. Rom.3:31); 1. opposing a previous negation, but: οὐ (μὴ) . . . ἀ., Mat.5:15, 17 Mrk.5:39, Jhn.7:16, al.; rhetorically subordinating but not entirely negativing what precedes, οὐ . . . ἀ., not so much . . . as, Mrk.9:37, Mat.10:20, Jhn.12:44, al.; with ellipse of the negation, Mat.11:7-9, Act.19:2, 1Co.3:6 6:11 7:7, 2Co.7:1, Gal.2:3, al.; in opposition to a foregoing pos. sentence, ἀ. οὐ, Mat.24:6, 1Co.10:23; οὐ μόνον . . . ἀ. καί, Jhn.5:18, Rom.1:32, al.; elliptically, after a negation, ἀ. ἵνα, Mrk.14:49, Jhn.1:8 9:3, al.; = εἰ μή (Bl., §77, 13; M, Pr., 241; but cf. WM, §iii, 10), Mat.20:23, Mrk.4:22. 2. Without previous negation, to express opposition, interruption, transition, etc., but: Jhn.16:20 12:27, Gal.2:14; before commands or requests, Act.10:20 26:16, Mat.9:18, Mrk.9:22, al.; to introduce an accessory idea, 2Co.7:11; in the apodosis after a condition or concession with εἰ, ἐάν, εἴπερ, yet, still, at least, Mrk.14:29, 1Co.9:2, 2Co.4:16, Col.2:5, al.; after μέν, Act.4:17, Rom.14:20, 1Co.14:17; giving emphasis to the following clause, ἀλλ᾽ ἔρχεται ὥρα, yea, etc., Jhn.16:2; so with neg., ἀλλ᾽ οὐδέ, nay, nor yet, Luk.23:15. 3. Joined with other particles (a practice which increases in late writers; Simcox, LNT, 166), ἀ. γε, yet at least, Luk.24:21, 1Co.9:2; ἄ ἤ., save only, except, Luk.12:51, 2Co.1:13; ἀ. μὲν οὖν, Php.3:8 (on this usage, see MM, VGT, see word). (AS)
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G235 — ἀλλά
alla · but · Greek
602 tagged verse occurrences
Matthew 4:4 · ἀλλ᾽But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’”Matthew 5:15 · ἀλλ᾽Neither do you light a lamp, and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house.Matthew 5:17 · ἀλλὰ“Don’t think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I didn’t come to destroy, but to fulfill.Matthew 5:39 · ἀλλ᾽But I tell you, don’t resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.Matthew 6:13 · ἀλλὰBring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’Matthew 6:18 · ἀλλὰso that you are not seen by men to be fasting, but by your Father who is in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.Matthew 7:21 · ἀλλ᾽Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.Matthew 8:4 · ἀλλ᾽Jesus said to him, “See that you tell nobody, but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”Matthew 8:8 · ἀλλὰThe centurion answered, “Lord, I’m not worthy for you to come under my roof. Just say the word, and my servant will be healed.Matthew 9:12 · ἀλλ᾽When Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.Matthew 9:13 · ἀλλ᾽But you go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”Matthew 9:17 · ἀλλὰNeither do people put new wine into old wineskins, or else the skins would burst, and the wine be spilled, and the skins ruined. No, they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.”Matthew 9:18 · ἀλλ᾽While he told these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.”Matthew 9:24 · ἀλλὰhe said to them, “Make room, because the girl isn’t dead, but sleeping.” They were ridiculing him.Matthew 10:20 · ἀλλὰFor it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.Matthew 10:34 · ἀλλὰ“Don’t think that I came to send peace on the earth. I didn’t come to send peace, but a sword.Matthew 11:8 · ἀλλὰBut what did you go out to see? A man in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in king’s houses.Matthew 11:9 · ἀλλὰBut why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.Matthew 13:21 · ἀλλὰyet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.Matthew 15:11 · ἀλλὰThat which enters into the mouth doesn’t defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”Matthew 16:12 · ἀλλ᾽Then they understood that he didn’t tell them to beware of the yeast of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.Matthew 16:17 · ἀλλ᾽Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.Matthew 16:23 · ἀλλὰBut he turned, and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, for you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of men.”Matthew 17:12 · ἀλλ᾽but I tell you that Elijah has come already, and they didn’t recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted to. Even so the Son of Man will also suffer by them.”Matthew 18:22 · ἀλλ᾽Jesus said to him, “I don’t tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.Matthew 18:30 · ἀλλ᾽He would not, but went and cast him into prison, until he should pay back that which was due.Matthew 19:6 · ἀλλὰSo that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, don’t let man tear apart.”Matthew 19:11 · ἀλλ᾽But he said to them, “Not all men can receive this saying, but those to whom it is given.Matthew 20:23 · ἀλλ᾽He said to them, “You will indeed drink my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with, but to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it is for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”Matthew 20:26 · ἀλλ᾽It shall not be so among you, but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant.Matthew 20:28 · ἀλλὰeven as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”Matthew 21:21 · ἀλλὰJesus answered them, “Most certainly I tell you, if you have faith, and don’t doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you told this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ it would be done.Matthew 22:30 · ἀλλ᾽For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like God’s angels in heaven.Matthew 22:32 · ἀλλὰ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?’ God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”Matthew 24:6 · ἀλλ᾽You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you aren’t troubled, for all this must happen, but the end is not yet.Matthew 26:39 · ἀλλ᾽He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire.”Matthew 27:24 · ἀλλὰSo when Pilate saw that nothing was being gained, but rather that a disturbance was starting, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this righteous person. You see to it.”Mark 1:44 · ἀλλ᾽and said to him, “See you say nothing to anybody, but go show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing the things which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.”Mark 1:45 · ἀλλ᾽But he went out, and began to proclaim it much, and to spread about the matter, so that Jesus could no more openly enter into a city, but was outside in desert places: and they came to him from everywhere.Mark 2:17 · ἀλλ᾽ · ἀλλ᾽When Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”Mark 2:22 · ἀλλ᾽No one puts new wine into old wineskins, or else the new wine will burst the skins, and the wine pours out, and the skins will be destroyed; but they put new wine into fresh wineskins.”Mark 3:26 · ἀλλὰIf Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he can’t stand, but has an end.Mark 3:27 · ἀλλ᾽But no one can enter into the house of the strong man to plunder, unless he first binds the strong man; and then he will plunder his house.Mark 3:29 · ἀλλ᾽but whoever may blaspheme against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”Mark 4:17 · ἀλλὰThey have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.Mark 4:22 · ἀλλ᾽For there is nothing hidden, except that it should be made known; neither was anything made secret, but that it should come to light.Mark 5:19 · ἀλλὰHe didn’t allow him, but said to him, “Go to your house, to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how he had mercy on you.”Mark 5:26 · ἀλλὰand had suffered many things by many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better, but rather grew worse,Mark 5:39 · ἀλλὰWhen he had entered in, he said to them, “Why do you make an uproar and weep? The child is not dead, but is asleep.”Mark 6:9 · ἀλλ᾽but to wear sandals, and not put on two tunics.Mark 6:52 · ἀλλ᾽for they hadn’t understood about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.Mark 7:5 · ἀλλὰThe Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why don’t your disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unwashed hands?”Mark 7:15 · ἀλλὰThere is nothing from outside of the man, that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man.Mark 7:19 · ἀλλ᾽because it doesn’t go into his heart, but into his stomach, then into the latrine, thus purifying all foods?”Mark 7:25 · ἀλλ᾽For a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet.Mark 8:33 · ἀλλὰBut he, turning around, and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter, and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you have in mind not the things of God, but the things of men.”Mark 9:8 · ἀλλὰSuddenly looking around, they saw no one with them any more, except Jesus only.Mark 9:13 · ἀλλὰBut I tell you that Elijah has come, and they have also done to him whatever they wanted to, even as it is written about him.”Mark 9:22 · ἀλλ᾽Often it has cast him both into the fire and into the water, to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us, and help us.”Mark 9:37 · ἀλλὰ“Whoever receives one such little child in my name, receives me, and whoever receives me, doesn’t receive me, but him who sent me.”Mark 10:8 · ἀλλὰand the two will become one flesh, so that they are no longer two, but one flesh.Mark 10:27 · ἀλλ᾽Jesus, looking at them, said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God, for all things are possible with God.”Mark 10:40 · ἀλλ᾽but to sit at my right hand and at my left hand is not mine to give, but for whom it has been prepared.”Mark 10:43 · ἀλλ᾽But it shall not be so among you, but whoever wants to become great among you shall be your servant.Mark 10:45 · ἀλλὰFor the Son of Man also came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”Mark 11:23 · ἀλλὰFor most certainly I tell you, whoever may tell this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and doesn’t doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is happening; he shall have whatever he says.Mark 11:32 · ἀλλ᾽If we should say, ‘From men’”—they feared the people, for all held John to really be a prophet.Mark 12:14 · ἀλλ᾽When they had come, they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you are honest, and don’t defer to anyone; for you aren’t partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?Mark 12:25 · ἀλλ᾽For when they will rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.Mark 12:27 · ἀλλὰHe is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are therefore badly mistaken.”Mark 13:7 · ἀλλ᾽“When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, don’t be troubled. For those must happen, but the end is not yet.Mark 13:11 · ἀλλ᾽ · ἀλλὰWhen they lead you away and deliver you up, don’t be anxious beforehand, or premeditate what you will say, but say whatever will be given you in that hour. For it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.Mark 13:20 · ἀλλὰUnless the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the sake of the chosen ones, whom he picked out, he shortened the days.Mark 13:24 · Ἀλλ᾽But in those days, after that oppression, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light,Mark 14:28 · ἀλλὰHowever, after I am raised up, I will go before you into Galilee.”Mark 14:29 · ἀλλ᾽But Peter said to him, “Although all will be offended, yet I will not.”Mark 14:36 · ἀλλ᾽ · ἀλλὰHe said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible to you. Please remove this cup from me. However, not what I desire, but what you desire.”Mark 14:49 · ἀλλ᾽I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and you didn’t arrest me. But this is so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled.”Mark 16:7 · ἀλλ᾽But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He goes before you into Galilee. There you will see him, as he said to you.’”Luke 1:60 · ἀλλὰHis mother answered, “Not so; but he will be called John.”Luke 5:14 · ἀλλ᾽He commanded him to tell no one, “But go your way, and show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing according to what Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.”Luke 5:31 · ἀλλ᾽Jesus answered them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.Luke 5:32 · ἀλλ᾽I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”Luke 5:38 · ἀλλ᾽But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.Luke 6:27 · ἀλλ᾽“But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,Luke 7:7 · ἀλλ᾽Therefore I didn’t even think myself worthy to come to you; but say the word, and my servant will be healed.Luke 7:25 · ἀλλὰBut what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are gorgeously dressed, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts.Luke 7:26 · ἀλλὰBut what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.Luke 8:16 · ἀλλ᾽“No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a container, or puts it under a bed; but puts it on a stand, that those who enter in may see the light.Luke 8:27 · ἀλλ᾽When Jesus stepped ashore, a certain man out of the city who had demons for a long time met him. He wore no clothes, and didn’t live in a house, but in the tombs.Luke 8:52 · ἀλλὰAll were weeping and mourning her, but he said, “Don’t weep. She isn’t dead, but sleeping.”Luke 11:33 · ἀλλ᾽“No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, that those who come in may see the light.Luke 11:42 · Ἀλλ᾽But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, but you bypass justice and the love of God. You ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.Luke 12:7 · ἀλλὰBut the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Therefore don’t be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.Luke 12:51 · ἀλλ᾽Do you think that I have come to give peace in the earth? I tell you, no, but rather division.Luke 13:3 · ἀλλ᾽I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.Luke 13:5 · ἀλλ᾽I tell you, no, but, unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.”Luke 14:10 · ἀλλ᾽But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes, he may tell you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you.Luke 14:13 · ἀλλ᾽But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind;Luke 16:21 · ἀλλὰand desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Yes, even the dogs came and licked his sores.Luke 16:30 · ἀλλ᾽“He said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’Luke 17:8 · ἀλλ᾽and will not rather tell him, ‘Prepare my supper, clothe yourself properly, and serve me, while I eat and drink. Afterward you shall eat and drink’?Luke 18:13 · ἀλλ᾽But the tax collector, standing far away, wouldn’t even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’Luke 20:21 · ἀλλ᾽They asked him, “Teacher, we know that you say and teach what is right, and aren’t partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God.Luke 20:38 · ἀλλὰNow he is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for all are alive to him.”Luke 21:9 · ἀλλ᾽When you hear of wars and disturbances, don’t be terrified, for these things must happen first, but the end won’t come immediately.”Luke 22:26 · ἀλλ᾽But not so with you. But one who is the greater among you, let him become as the younger, and one who is governing, as one who serves.Luke 22:36 · ἀλλὰThen he said to them, “But now, whoever has a purse, let him take it, and likewise a wallet. Whoever has none, let him sell his cloak, and buy a sword.Luke 22:42 · ἀλλὰsaying, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.”Luke 22:53 · ἀλλ᾽When I was with you in the temple daily, you didn’t stretch out your hands against me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness.”Luke 23:15 · ἀλλ᾽Neither has Herod, for I sent you to him, and see, nothing worthy of death has been done by him.Luke 24:6 · ἀλλ᾽He isn’t here, but is risen. Remember what he told you when he was still in Galilee,Luke 24:21 · ἀλλάBut we were hoping that it was he who would redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened.Luke 24:22 · ἀλλὰAlso, certain women of our company amazed us, having arrived early at the tomb;John 1:8 · ἀλλ᾽He was not the light, but was sent that he might testify about the light.John 1:13 · ἀλλ᾽who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.John 1:31 · ἀλλ᾽I didn’t know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water: that he would be revealed to Israel.”John 1:33 · ἀλλ᾽I didn’t recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water, he said to me, ‘On whomever you will see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.’John 3:8 · ἀλλ᾽The wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but don’t know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”John 3:16 · ἀλλ᾽For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.John 3:17 · ἀλλ᾽For God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.John 3:28 · ἀλλ᾽You yourselves testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent before him.’John 3:36 · ἀλλ᾽One who believes in the Son has eternal life, but one who disobeys the Son won’t see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”John 4:2 · ἀλλ᾽(although Jesus himself didn’t baptize, but his disciples),John 4:14 · ἀλλὰbut whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst again; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.”John 4:23 · ἀλλ᾽But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such to be his worshippers.John 5:18 · ἀλλὰFor this cause therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill him, because he not only broke the Sabbath, but also called God his own Father, making himself equal with God.John 5:22 · ἀλλὰFor the Father judges no one, but he has given all judgment to the Son,John 5:24 · ἀλλὰ“Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and doesn’t come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.John 5:30 · ἀλλὰI can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous; because I don’t seek my own will, but the will of my Father who sent me.John 5:34 · ἀλλὰBut the testimony which I receive is not from man. However, I say these things that you may be saved.John 5:42 · ἀλλ᾽But I know you, that you don’t have God’s love in yourselves.John 6:9 · ἀλλὰ“There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these among so many?”John 6:22 · ἀλλὰOn the next day, the multitude that stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there, except the one in which his disciples had embarked, and that Jesus hadn’t entered with his disciples into the boat, but his disciples had gone away alone.John 6:26 · ἀλλ᾽Jesus answered them, “Most certainly I tell you, you seek me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves, and were filled.John 6:27 · ἀλλὰDon’t work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him.”John 6:32 · ἀλλ᾽Jesus therefore said to them, “Most certainly, I tell you, it wasn’t Moses who gave you the bread out of heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread out of heaven.John 6:36 · ἀλλ᾽But I told you that you have seen me, and yet you don’t believe.John 6:38 · ἀλλὰFor I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.John 6:39 · ἀλλ᾽This is the will of my Father who sent me, that of all he has given to me I should lose nothing, but should raise him up at the last day.John 6:64 · ἀλλ᾽But there are some of you who don’t believe.” For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who didn’t believe, and who it was who would betray him.John 7:10 · ἀλλ᾽But when his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not publicly, but as it were in secret.John 7:12 · ἀλλὰThere was much murmuring among the multitudes concerning him. Some said, “He is a good man.” Others said, “Not so, but he leads the multitude astray.”John 7:16 · ἀλλὰJesus therefore answered them, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.John 7:22 · ἀλλ᾽Moses has given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers), and on the Sabbath you circumcise a boy.John 7:24 · ἀλλὰDon’t judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”John 7:27 · ἀλλὰHowever we know where this man comes from, but when the Christ comes, no one will know where he comes from.”John 7:28 · ἀλλ᾽Jesus therefore cried out in the temple, teaching and saying, “You both know me, and know where I am from. I have not come of myself, but he who sent me is true, whom you don’t know.John 7:44 · ἀλλ᾽Some of them would have arrested him, but no one laid hands on him.John 7:49 · ἀλλ᾽But this multitude that doesn’t know the law is accursed.”
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