'May' in the Bible

Now I make request to you, my brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you will all say the same thing, and that there may be no divisions among you, so that you may be in complete agreement, in the same mind and in the same opinion.

So that no one may be able to say that you had baptism in my name.

But we have not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which comes from God, so that we may have knowledge of the things which are freely given to us by God.

But on the base a man may put gold, silver, stones of great price, wood, dry grass, cut stems;

Let no man have a false idea. If any man seems to himself to be wise among you, let him become foolish, so that he may be wise.

My brothers, it is because of you that I have taken Apollos and myself as examples of these things, so that in us you might see that it is not wise to go farther than what is in the holy Writings, so that no one of you may be lifted up against his brother.

I am not saying these things to put you to shame, but so that, as my dear children, you may see what is right.

That this man is to be handed over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may have forgiveness in the day of the Lord Jesus.

Take away, then, the old leaven, so that you may be a new mass, even as you are without leaven. For Christ has been put to death as our Passover.

I say this to put you to shame. Is there not among you one wise man who may be able to give a decision between his brothers?

Do you not see that your bodies are part of the body of Christ? how then may I take what is a part of the body of Christ and make it a part of the body of a loose woman? such a thing may not be.

Do not keep back from one another what is right, but only for a short time, and by agreement, so that you may give yourselves to prayer, and come together again; so that Satan may not get the better of you through your loss of self-control.

But to the married I give orders, though not I but the Lord, that the wife may not go away from her husband

(Or if she goes away from him, let her keep unmarried, or be united to her husband again); and that the husband may not go away from his wife.

But if the one who is not a Christian has a desire to go away, let it be so: the brother or the sister in such a position is not forced to do one thing or the other: but it is God's pleasure that we may be at peace with one another.

For how may you be certain, O wife, that you will not be the cause of salvation to your husband? or you, O husband, that you may not do the same for your wife?

But it is my desire for you to be free from cares. The unmarried man gives his mind to the things of the Lord, how he may give pleasure to the Lord:

But the married man gives his attention to the things of this world, how he may give pleasure to his wife.

And the wife is not the same as the virgin. The virgin gives her mind to the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy in body and in spirit: but the married woman takes thought for the things of the world, how she may give pleasure to her husband.

Now I say this for your profit; not to make things hard for you, but because of what is right, and so that you may be able to give all your attention to the things of the Lord.

For if a man sees you, who have knowledge, taking food as a guest in the house of an image, will it not give him, if he is feeble, the idea that he may take food offered to images?

For this reason, if food is a cause of trouble to my brother, I will give up taking meat for ever, so that I may not be a cause of trouble to my brother.

But I have not made use of any of these things: and I am not writing this in the hope that it may be so for me: for it would be better for me to undergo death, than for any man to make this pride of mine of no effect.

What then is my reward? This, that when I am giving the good news, I may give it without payment, not making use of my rights as a preacher of the good news.

And I do all things for the cause of the good news, so that I may have a part in it.

For it is my desire, my brothers, that you may keep in mind how all our fathers were under the cloud, and they all went through the sea;

You have been put to no test but such as is common to man: and God is true, who will not let any test come on you which you are not able to undergo; but he will make with the test a way out of it, so that you may be able to go through it.

It is not possible for you, at the same time, to take the cup of the Lord and the cup of evil spirits; you may not take part in the table of the Lord and the table of evil spirits.

Or may we be the cause of envy to the Lord? are we stronger than he?

Whatever meat may be had at the public market, take as food without question of right or wrong;

Even as I give way to all men in all things, not looking for profit for myself, but for the good of others, that they may get salvation.

For divisions are necessary among you, in order that those who have God's approval may be clearly seen among you.

But if punishment does come, it is sent by the Lord, so that we may be safe when the world is judged.

If any man is in need of food, let him take his meal in his house; so that you may not come together to your damage. And the rest I will put in order when I come.

And the eye may not say to the hand, I have no need of you: or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

And if I have a prophet's power, and have knowledge of all secret things; and if I have all faith, by which mountains may be moved from their place, but have not love, I am nothing.

Though the prophet's word may come to an end, tongues come to nothing, and knowledge have no more value, love has no end.

Go after love; still desiring to have the things which the Spirit gives, but most of all that you may have the prophet's power.

He who makes use of tongues may do good to himself; but he who gives the prophet's word does good to the church.

Even things without life, having a voice, such as a music-pipe or other instrument, if they do not give out different sounds, who may be certain what is being played?

There are, it may be, a number of different voices in the world, and no voice is without sense.

For this reason, let the man who has the power of using tongues make request that he may, at the same time, be able to give the sense.

For you may all be prophets in turn so that all may get knowledge and comfort;

And when all things have been put under him, then will the Son himself be under him who put all things under him, so that God may be all in all.

Foolish man, it is necessary for the seed which you put into the earth to undergo death in order that it may come to life again:

Now I say this, my brothers, that it is not possible for flesh and blood to have a part in the kingdom of God; and death may not have a part in life.

On the first day of the week, let every one of you put by him in store, in measure as he has done well in business, so that it may not be necessary to get money together when I come.

But I may be with you for a time, or even for the winter, so that you may see me on my way, wherever I go.

See then that he has the honour which is right. But send him on his way in peace, so that he may come to me: for I am looking for him with the brothers.