and saith unto Him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down; for it is written, He will give his angels charge concerning thee, and they shall bear thee up as in their hands, least at any time thou shouldst dash thy foot against a stone:

Be friends with thine adversary quickly, while thou art in the way with him; least the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison:

Give not that which is holy unto dogs, nor cast your pearls before swine; least they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you.

and their ears are dull of hearing, and they have closed their eyes; least they should see at all with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

But he said, No: least in plucking up the tares ye root up the corn along with them.

Then Jesus called his disciples to Him and said, I am moved with compassion to the multitude, for they have been with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: I will not let them go away fasting, least they faint in the way.

but the wise answered them, saying, Least there should not be enough for us and you, go rather to them that sell it, and buy for yourselves.

But they said, Not on the feast-day, least there should be a tumult among the people.

order therefore the sepulchre to be secured till the third day, least his disciples should come and steal Him away, and tell the people, He is risen from the dead: and so the last error will be worse than the first.

Therefore He spake to his disciples, that there might be a small vessel attending Him, because of the multitude, least they should throng Him: for He had healed many,

that in seeing they may see and not perceive, and in hearing they may hear and not understand, least they should be converted, and their sins be forgiven them.

But Jesus answered them and said, Beware least any one deceive you:

least coming on a sudden he should find you sleeping.

But they said, Not on the feast-day, least there be a tumult of the people.

to keep thee, and they shall bear thee up in their hands, least thou dash thy foot against a stone.

for I tell you that among the sons of men there is not a greater prophet than John the baptist: (though the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he:)

and those by the way-side, are such as hear indeed; but then the devil cometh and taketh away the word from their hearts, least they should believe and be saved.

Take heed therefore least the light which is in thee be darkness.

When thou art going with thine adversary to the magistrate, endeavour while thou art in the way to be discharged, least he force thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer carry thee to prison.

When thou art invited by any one to a wedding, do not sit down in the uppermost place, least one more honorable than thou be invited by him;

He said also to him that had invited Him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, do not invite thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kindred, nor thy rich neighbors; least they invite thee again, and so a return be made thee.

least having laid a foundation and not being able to finish,

for I have five brethren; that he may testify to them my misery, least they also come into this place of torment.

nor regard man, yet because this widow gives me trouble, I will do her justice, least by continually coming she weary me out.

Take heed to yourselves, least at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness, and the cares of life, and so that day should come upon you unawares:

For every one that doth evil, hateth the light; and he cometh not to the light, least his deeds should be reproved.

Afterwards Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said to him, Behold, thou art healed; sin no more, least something worse befal thee.

Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while the light is to be with you; walk while ye have the light, least darkness overtake you; for he that walketh in the dark knoweth not whither he goeth.

Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the pretorium: (now it was morning) and they themselves went not in to the court, least they should be defiled, and so might not eat of the passover.

Then the captain went with the officers and brought them, but not with violence; for they were afraid of the people least they should be stoned:

but if it be of God, ye cannot defeat it, least ye be found fighting even against God.

Beware therefore, least what is spoken in the prophets come upon you,

But as there arose much contention, the tribune fearing least Paul should be torn in pieces by them, ordered a party of soldiers to go down, and take him by force out of the midst of them, and to bring him into the castle.

Which when they had hoisted up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and fearing least they should fall into the quick-sands, they struck fail, and so were driven.

Then fearing least they should fall upon some rocky places, they cast four anchors out of the stern and wished for day.

And the counsel of the soldiers was to kill the prisoners, least any of them should swim out and escape.

and they hear heavily with their ears, and have closed their eyes; least they should see at all with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

For I would not have you, brethren, to be ignorant of this mystery, (least ye should be wise in your own eyes) that blindness in part is befallen Israel, till the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.

being studious however so to preach the gospel, not where Christ had been named, least I should build upon another man's foundation;

For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not in fine speech, least the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.

Do not withdraw from one another, unless by consent for a season, that ye may attend to fasting and prayer: and come together again, least Satan tempt you through your incontinency.

wherefore if meat make my brother to offend, I will never eat flesh while I breathe, least I make my brother to offend.

If others partake of this power over you, may not we rather? though we have not used this power; but we bear all things, least we should cause any hindrance to the gospel of Christ.

but I mortify my body and bring it into subjection, least after having preached to others, I myself should be rejected.

Wherefore let him, that thinks he standeth, take heed least he fall.

So that on the contrary, ye ought rather to forgive and comfort him, least such a one should be swallowed up with excessive sorrow.

least if the Macedonians should come with me, and find you unprepared, we should be ashamed (not to say you also) in this confident boasting.

But I fear least as the serpent seduced Eve by his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the purity that is in Christ.

For though I should incline to boast, I shall not be a fool; for I should speak truth. But I forbear least any one should think of me above what he seeth me to be, or heareth from me.

And least I should be too much lifted up with the abundance of the revelations, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, least I should be too much elevated.

For I am afraid least when I come, I should not find you such as I could wish, and I should be found to you such as ye would not: least there should be contentions, emulations, animosities, strifes, thwartings, whisperings, swellings, tumults: and least,

But I went up according to a divine revelation, and laid before them the gospel which I preach among the gentiles: though privately to those of note, least I should run, or had run in vain.

so that I am afraid for you, least I have indeed bestowed upon you labour in vain.

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in any fault, do ye, who are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, least thou also shouldst be tempted.

On me, who am less than the least of all saints, was this grace bestowed, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

And this I say, least any one should deceive you with fine speeches.

Take heed least any one make a prey of you by philosophy and vain deceit, according to the tradition of men, after the elements of the world, and not after Christ:

and ye fathers, do not irritate your children, least they be discouraged.

For this cause being able to wait no longer, I sent to know the state of your faith, least the tempter should have tempted you, and our labor have been in vain.

not one newly converted, least being puffed up he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

He ought also to have an honorable testimony from those that are without, least he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

For this reason we ought the more earnestly to attend to what we have heard, least by any means we should be found deficient.

Take heed, my brethren, least there be in any of you a wicked heart of unbelief in departing from the living God:

Let us therefore fear least a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of us should seem to fall short of it:

Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, least any one fall after the same example of unbelief.

looking to it, least there be any one falling short of the grace of God, least any root of bitterness springing up should be troublesome, and by it many be defiled:

least there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one repast gave away his birthright.

Do ye therefore, beloved, as ye know these things before, take heed least being seduced together with them by the error of the wicked, ye should fall from your own stedfastness.