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

2 Corinthians 5:16 ἀλλὰ

So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.
2 Corinthians 6:4 ἀλλ’

Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;
2 Corinthians 7:5 ἀλλ’

For when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outside, fears within.
2 Corinthians 7:6 ἀλλ’

But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus,
2 Corinthians 7:7 ἀλλὰ

and not only by his arrival, but also by the comfort he had received from you. He told us about your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced all the more.
2 Corinthians 7:9 ἀλλ’

And now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the sorrow that God had intended, and so were not harmed in any way by us.
2 Corinthians 7:11 ἀλλὰἀλλὰἀλλὰἀλλὰἀλλὰἀλλὰ

Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.
2 Corinthians 7:12 ἀλλ’

So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.
2 Corinthians 7:14 ἀλλ’

Indeed, I was not embarrassed by anything I had boasted to him about you. But just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus has proved to be true as well.
2 Corinthians 8:5 ἀλλ’

And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, because it was the will of God.
2 Corinthians 8:7 ἀλλ’

But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness, and in the love we inspired in you —see that you also excel in this grace of giving.
2 Corinthians 8:8 ἀλλὰ

I am not making a demand, but I am testing the sincerity of your love in comparison to the earnestness of others.
2 Corinthians 8:10 ἀλλὰ

And this is my opinion about what is helpful for you in this matter: Last year you were the first not only to give, but even to have such a desire.
2 Corinthians 8:13 ἀλλ’

It is not our intention that others may be relieved while you are burdened, but that there may be equality.
2 Corinthians 8:19 ἀλλὰ

More than that, this brother was chosen by the churches to accompany us with the offering —the gracious gift we administer to honor the Lord Himself and to show our eagerness to help.
2 Corinthians 8:21 ἀλλὰ

For we are taking great care to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of men.
2 Corinthians 9:12 ἀλλὰ

For this ministry of service is not only supplying the needs of the saints, but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanksgiving to God.
2 Corinthians 10:4 ἀλλὰ

The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
2 Corinthians 10:12 ἀλλὰ

We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they show their ignorance.
2 Corinthians 10:13 ἀλλὰ

We, however, will not boast beyond our limits, but only within the field of influence that God has assigned to us—a field that reaches even to you.
2 Corinthians 10:18 ἀλλὰ

For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
2 Corinthians 11:1 ἀλλὰ

I hope you will bear with a little of my foolishness, but you are already doing that.
2 Corinthians 11:6 ἀλλ’ἀλλ’

Although I am not a polished speaker, I am certainly not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every way possible.
2 Corinthians 11:17 ἀλλ’

In this confident boasting of mine, I am not speaking as the Lord would, but as a fool.
2 Corinthians 12:14 ἀλλὰἀλλὰ

See, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
2 Corinthians 12:16 ἀλλὰ

Be that as it may, I was not a burden to you; but crafty as I am, I caught you by trickery.
2 Corinthians 13:3 ἀλλὰ

since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He is not weak in dealing with you, but is powerful among you.
2 Corinthians 13:4 ἀλλὰἀλλὰ

For He was indeed crucified in weakness, yet He lives by God’s power. And though we are weak in Him, yet by God’s power we will live with Him to serve you.
2 Corinthians 13:7 ἀλλ’

Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong—not that we will appear to have stood the test, but that you will do what is right, even if we appear to have failed.
2 Corinthians 13:8 ἀλλὰ

For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth.
Galatians 1:1 ἀλλὰ

Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead—
Galatians 1:8 Ἀλλὰ

But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse!
Galatians 1:12 ἀλλὰ

I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.
Galatians 1:17 ἀλλὰ

nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles who came before me, but I went into Arabia and later returned to Damascus.
Galatians 2:3 ἀλλ’

Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek.
Galatians 2:7 ἀλλὰ

On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted to preach the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised.
Galatians 2:14 Ἀλλ’

When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”
Galatians 3:12 ἀλλ’

The law, however, is not based on faith; on the contrary, “The man who does these things will live by them.”
Galatians 3:16 ἀλλ’

The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.
Galatians 3:22 ἀλλὰ

But the Scripture pronounces all things confined by sin, so that by faith in Jesus Christ the promise might be given to those who believe.
Galatians 4:2 ἀλλὰ

He is subject to guardians and trustees until the date set by his father.
Galatians 4:7 ἀλλὰ

So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, you are also an heir through God.
Galatians 4:8 Ἀλλὰ

Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.
Galatians 4:14 ἀλλὰ

And although my illness was a trial to you, you did not despise or reject me. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus Himself.
Galatians 4:17 ἀλλὰ

Those people are zealous for you, but not in a good way. Instead, they want to isolate you from us, so that you may be zealous for them.
Galatians 4:23 ἀλλ’

His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born through the promise.
Galatians 4:29 ἀλλ’

At that time, however, the son born by the flesh persecuted the son born by the Spirit. It is the same now.
Galatians 4:30 Ἀλλὰ

But what does the Scripture say? “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman’s son.”
Galatians 4:31 ἀλλὰ

Therefore, brothers, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman.
Galatians 5:6 ἀλλὰ

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love.