were not a # 60_1PE_02_10 # Which in time past [were] not a people, but [are] now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. 
were not a # 44_ACT_20_12 # And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted. 
were not a # 43_JOH_18_30 # They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.