You must go instead to my country and to my relatives ¹  to find ²  a wife for my son Isaac.”

With her dying breath, ¹  she named him Ben-Oni. ²  But his father called him Benjamin instead. ³ 

Instead, you must be sure to open your hand to him and generously lend ¹  him whatever he needs. ² 

But his sons did not follow ¹  his ways. Instead, they made money dishonestly, accepted bribes, and perverted justice. ² 

Instead you must worship the Lord your God; then he will rescue you from the power of all your enemies.”

Instead ¹  he finds pleasure in obeying the Lord’s commands; ²  he meditates on ³  his commands ⁴  day and night.

The desolate land will be plowed, instead of being desolate in the sight of everyone who passes by.

So the warden removed the delicacies and the wine ¹  from their diet ²  and gave them a diet of vegetables instead.

But he refused. Instead, he went out and threw him in prison until he repaid the debt.

It must not be this way among you! Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,

But it is not this way among you. Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,

What father among you, if your ¹  son asks for ²  a fish, will give him a snake ³  instead of a fish?

Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh to arouse its desires. ¹ 

Instead we speak the wisdom of God, hidden in a mystery, that God determined before the ages for our glory.

Instead, ¹  be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you. ² 

Instead he must be hospitable, devoted to what is good, sensible, upright, devout, and self-controlled.

You ought to say instead, ¹  “If the Lord is willing, then we will live and do this or that.”

to strengthen those who mourn in Zion, by giving them a turban, instead of ashes, oil symbolizing joy, ¹  instead of mourning, a garment symbolizing praise, ²  instead of discouragement. ³  They will be called oaks of righteousness, ⁴  trees planted by the Lord to reveal his splendor. ⁵ 

No longer will your name be ¹  Abram. Instead, your name will be Abraham ²  because I will make you ³  the father of a multitude of nations.

My father may touch me! Then he’ll think I’m mocking him ¹  and I’ll bring a curse on myself instead of a blessing.”