'May' in the Bible

and whoever may cause to stumble one of those little ones who are believing in me, it is better for him that a weighty millstone may be hanged upon his neck, and he may be sunk in the depth of the sea.

Beware! -- ye may not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you, that their messengers in the heavens do always behold the face of my Father who is in the heavens,

What think ye? if a man may have an hundred sheep, and there may go astray one of them, doth he not -- having left the ninety-nine, having gone on the mountains -- seek that which is gone astray?

and if it may come to pass that he doth find it, verily I say to you, that he doth rejoice over it more than over the ninety-nine that have not gone astray;

so it is not will in presence of your Father who is in the heavens, that one of these little ones may perish.

'And if thy brother may sin against thee, go and show him his fault between thee and him alone, if he may hear thee, thou didst gain thy brother;

But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

And if he may not hear them, say it to the assembly, and if also the assembly he may not hear, let him be to thee as the heathen man and the tax-gatherer.

'Verily I say to you, Whatever things ye may bind upon the earth shall be having been bound in the heavens, and whatever things ye may loose on the earth shall be having been loosed in the heavens.

Again, I say to you, that, if two of you may agree on the earth concerning anything, whatever they may ask -- it shall be done to them from my Father who is in the heavens,

Then Peter came up and asked him, "Lord, how many times may my brother sin against me and I have to forgive him? Seven times?"

"That is why the kingdom from heaven may be compared to a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

so also my heavenly Father will do to you, if ye may not forgive each one his brother from your hearts their trespasses.'

'And I say to you, that, whoever may put away his wife, if not for whoredom, and may marry another, doth commit adultery; and he who did marry her that hath been put away, doth commit adultery.'

And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?

And the disciples, hearing this, were greatly surprised, saying, Who then may have salvation?

And Jesus said to them, 'Verily I say to you, that ye who did follow me, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man may sit upon a throne of his glory, shall sit -- ye also -- upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel;

and to these he said, Go ye -- also ye -- to the vineyard, and whatever may be righteous I will give you;

they say to him, Because no one did hire us; he saith to them, Go ye -- ye also -- to the vineyard, and whatever may be righteous ye shall receive.

And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.

but not so shall it be among you, but whoever may will among you to become great, let him be your ministrant;

and whoever may will among you to be first, let him be your servant;

And having stood, Jesus called them, and said, 'What will ye that I may do to you?'

They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.

and if any one may say anything to you, ye shall say, that the lord hath need of them, and immediately he will send them.'

Seeing a lone fig tree by the road, He went up to it and found nothing on it except leaves. And He said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” At once the fig tree withered.

And Jesus answering said to them, 'Verily I say to you, If ye may have faith, and may not doubt, not only this of the fig-tree shall ye do, but even if to this mount ye may say, Be lifted up and be cast into the sea, it shall come to pass;

and all -- as much as ye may ask in the prayer, believing, ye shall receive.'

And Jesus answering said to them, 'I will ask you -- I also -- one word, which if ye may tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things;

and the husbandmen having seen the son, said among themselves, This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and may possess his inheritance;

whenever therefore the lord of the vineyard may come, what will he do to these husbandmen?'

and he who is falling on this stone shall be broken, and on whomsoever it may fall it will crush him to pieces.'

“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.

be going, then, on to the cross-ways, and as many as ye may find, call ye to the marriage-feasts.

'Teacher, Moses said, If any one may die not having children, his brother shall marry his wife, and shall raise up seed to his brother.

The Lord said to my lord, Sit at my right hand, till I may make thine enemies thy footstool?

all, then, as much as they may say to you to observe, observe and do, but according to their works do not, for they say, and do not;

And ye -- ye may not be called Rabbi, for one is your director -- the Christ, and all ye are brethren;

and ye may not call any your father on the earth, for one is your Father, who is in the heavens,

nor may ye be called directors, for one is your director -- the Christ.

Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye go round the sea and the dry land to make one proselyte, and whenever it may happen -- ye make him a son of gehenna twofold more than yourselves.

Woe to you, blind guides, who are saying, Whoever may swear by the sanctuary, it is nothing, but whoever may swear by the gold of the sanctuary -- is debtor!

And, whoever may swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever may swear by the gift that is upon it -- is debtor!

Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.

Fill up, then, the [allotted] measure of the guilt of your fathers’ sins.

'Serpents! brood of vipers! how may ye escape from the judgment of the gehenna?

That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

for I say to you, ye may not see me henceforth, till ye may say, Blessed is he who is coming in the name of the Lord.'

and Jesus said to them, 'Do ye not see all these? verily I say to you, There may not be left here a stone upon a stone, that shall not be thrown down.'

And Jesus answering said to them, 'Take heed that no one may lead you astray,

'Whenever, therefore, ye may see the abomination of the desolation, that was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (whoever is reading let him observe)

Pray that your escape may not be in winter or on a Sabbath.

for there shall be then great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world till now, no, nor may be.

Then if any one may say to you, Lo, here is the Christ! or here! ye may not believe;

'If therefore they may say to you, Lo, in the wilderness he is, ye may not go forth; lo, in the inner chambers, ye may not believe;

for wherever the carcase may be, there shall the eagles be gathered together.

And from the fig-tree learn ye the simile: When already its branch may have become tender, and the leaves it may put forth, ye know that summer is nigh,

so also ye, when ye may see all these, ye know that it is nigh -- at the doors.

Verily I say to you, this generation may not pass away till all these may come to pass.

'And, if that evil servant may say in his heart, My Lord doth delay to come,

and may begin to beat the fellow-servants, and to eat and to drink with the drunken,

"Then the kingdom of heaven may be compared to ten virgins who took their lamps [and] went out to meet the bridegroom.

and the prudent answered, saying -- Lest there may not be sufficient for us and you, go ye rather unto those selling, and buy for yourselves.

'And whenever the Son of Man may come in his glory, and all the holy messengers with him, then he shall sit upon a throne of his glory;

and they said, 'Not in the feast, that there may not be a tumult among the people.'

Verily I say to you, Wherever this good news may be proclaimed in the whole world, what this one did shall also be spoken of -- for a memorial of her.'

On the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare the Passover so You may eat it?”

and I say to you, that I may not drink henceforth on this produce of the vine, till that day when I may drink it with you new in the reign of my Father.'

But Peter said to Him, “Even though all may fall away because of You, I will never fall away.”

Peter saith to him, 'Even if it may be necessary for me to die with thee, I will not deny thee;' in like manner also said all the disciples.

watch, and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation: the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.'

He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.

how then may the Writings be fulfilled, that thus it behoveth to happen?'

but all this hath come to pass, that the Writings of the prophets may be fulfilled;' then all the disciples, having left him, fled.

All the people answered, "May his blood be on us, and on our children!"

Then did he release to them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, he delivered him up that he may be crucified;

Therefore give orders that the tomb be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come, steal Him, and tell the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead.’ Then the last deception will be worse than the first.”

Then saith Jesus to them, 'Fear ye not, go away, tell to my brethren that they may go away to Galilee, and there they shall see me.'

And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.

But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)

but days shall come when the bridegroom may be taken from them, and then they shall fast -- in those days.

How he went into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and took for food the holy bread, which only the priests may take, and gave it to those who were with him?

And he said to his disciples that a little boat may wait on him, because of the multitude, that they may not press upon him,

and he appointed twelve, that they may be with him, and that he may send them forth to preach,

No one is able the vessels of the strong man -- having entered into his house -- to spoil, if first he may not bind the strong man, and then his house he will spoil.

I assure you: People will be forgiven for all sins and whatever blasphemies they may blaspheme.

but whoever may speak evil in regard to the Holy Spirit hath not forgiveness -- to the age, but is in danger of age-during judgment;'

for whoever may do the will of God, he is my brother, and my sister, and mother.'

That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

and these are they by the way where the word is sown: and whenever they may hear, immediately cometh the Adversary, and he taketh away the word that hath been sown in their hearts.

'And these are they, in like manner, who on the rocky ground are sown: who, whenever they may hear the word, immediately with joy do receive it,

And he said to them, 'Doth the lamp come that under the measure it may be put, or under the couch -- not that it may be put on the lamp-stand?

for there is not anything hid that may not be manifested, nor was anything kept hid but that it may come to light.

for whoever may have, there shall be given to him, and whoever hath not, also that which he hath shall be taken from him.'

And he said, 'Thus is the reign of God: as if a man may cast the seed on the earth,

and may sleep, and may rise night and day, and the seed spring up and grow, he hath not known how;

and whenever the fruit may yield itself, immediately he doth send forth the sickle, because the harvest hath come.'

And he said, 'To what may we liken the reign of God, or in what simile may we compare it?

As a grain of mustard, which, whenever it may be sown on the earth, is less than any of the seeds that are on the earth;

But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.