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except

Meaning of “except”

Sense 1: Unless; with the exclusion of; apart from. Sense 2: To exclude or leave out. Sense 3: To object or take exception.

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74 occurrences72 verses24 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 31:42

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1 Corinthians 7:5
Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 7:5 · retained source text

Defraud you not one the other, except it bee with consent for a time, that yee may giue your selues to fasting and prayer, and come together againe, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinencie.

1 Corinthians 14:5
I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 14:5 · retained source text

I would that yee all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is hee that prophesieth, then hee that speaketh with tongues, except hee interprete, that the Church may receiue edifying.

1 Corinthians 14:6
Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 14:6 · retained source text

Now brethren, if I come vnto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speake to you either by reuelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?

1 Corinthians 14:7
And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 14:7 · retained source text

And euen things without life giuing sound, whether pipe or harpe, except they giue a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be knowen what is piped or harped?

1611 marginal noteOr, tunes.

1 Corinthians 14:9
So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 14:9 · retained source text

So likewise you, except ye vtter by the tongue words easie to be vnderstood, how shall it be knowen what is spoken? for ye shall speake into the aire.

1611 marginal noteGr. significant.

1 Corinthians 15:36
Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 15:36 · retained source text

Thou foole, that which thou sowest, is not quickened except it die.

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