ἀλλά

alla

Greek G0235 Conjunction 639 occurrences in 604 verses

ἀλλά but

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).

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Concordance 604 verses

Romans 12:16 ἀλλὰ

Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but enjoy the company of the lowly. Do not be conceited.
Romans 12:19 ἀλλὰ

Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
Romans 12:20 Ἀλλὰ

On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
Romans 12:21 ἀλλὰ

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Romans 13:3 ἀλλὰ

For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval.
Romans 13:5 ἀλλὰ

Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience.
Romans 13:14 ἀλλὰ

Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.
Romans 14:13 ἀλλὰ

Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way.
Romans 14:17 ἀλλὰ

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Romans 14:20 ἀλλὰ

Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.
Romans 15:3 ἀλλὰ

For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”
Romans 15:21 ἀλλὰ

Rather, as it is written: “Those who were not told about Him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”
Romans 16:4 ἀλλὰ

who have risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.
Romans 16:18 ἀλλὰ

For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
1 Corinthians 1:17 ἀλλὰ

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
1 Corinthians 1:27 ἀλλὰ

But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
1 Corinthians 2:4 ἀλλ’

My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
1 Corinthians 2:5 ἀλλ’

so that your faith would not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.
1 Corinthians 2:7 ἀλλὰ

No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began.
1 Corinthians 2:9 ἀλλὰ

Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”
1 Corinthians 2:12 ἀλλὰ

We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.
1 Corinthians 2:13 ἀλλ’

And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.
1 Corinthians 3:1 ἀλλ’

Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.
1 Corinthians 3:2 Ἀλλ’

I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for solid food. In fact, you are still not ready,
1 Corinthians 3:6 ἀλλὰ

I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.
1 Corinthians 3:7 ἀλλ’

So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.
1 Corinthians 4:3 ἀλλ’

I care very little, however, if I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.
1 Corinthians 4:4 ἀλλ’

My conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who judges me.
1 Corinthians 4:14 ἀλλ’

I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.
1 Corinthians 4:15 ἀλλ’

Even if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.
1 Corinthians 4:19 ἀλλὰ

But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only what these arrogant people are saying, but what power they have.
1 Corinthians 4:20 ἀλλ’

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.
1 Corinthians 5:8 ἀλλ’

Therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth.
1 Corinthians 6:6 ἀλλὰ

Instead, one brother goes to law against another, and this in front of unbelievers!
1 Corinthians 6:8 ἀλλὰ

Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, even against your own brothers!
1 Corinthians 6:11 ἀλλὰἀλλὰἀλλὰ

And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
1 Corinthians 6:12 ἀλλ’ἀλλ’

“Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be mastered by anything.
1 Corinthians 6:13 ἀλλὰ

“Food for the stomach and the stomach for food,” but God will destroy them both. The body is not intended for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.
1 Corinthians 7:4 ἀλλὰἀλλὰ

The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife.
1 Corinthians 7:7 ἀλλὰ

I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.
1 Corinthians 7:10 ἀλλὰ

To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.
1 Corinthians 7:19 ἀλλὰ

Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what counts.
1 Corinthians 7:21 ἀλλ’

Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let it concern you—but if you can gain your freedom, take the opportunity.
1 Corinthians 7:35 ἀλλὰ

I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but in order to promote proper decorum and undivided devotion to the Lord.
1 Corinthians 8:6 ἀλλ’

yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.
1 Corinthians 8:7 Ἀλλ’

But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol. And since their conscience is weak, it is defiled.
1 Corinthians 9:2 ἀλλά

Even if I am not an apostle to others, surely I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
1 Corinthians 9:12 ἀλλ’ἀλλὰ

If others have this right to your support, shouldn’t we have it all the more? But we did not exercise this right. Instead, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.
1 Corinthians 9:21 ἀλλ’

To those without the law I became like one without the law (though I am not outside the law of God but am under the law of Christ), to win those without the law.
1 Corinthians 9:27 ἀλλὰ

No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.