'May' in the Bible

In the same way, let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

so that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. For He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

But so you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—then He told the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”

He presented another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.

But if he won’t listen, take one or two more with you, so that by the testimony of two or three witnesses every fact may be established.

“What do you want?” He asked her.“Promise,” she said to Him, “that these two sons of mine may sit, one on Your right and the other on Your left, in Your kingdom.”

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.

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

Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, so the outside of it may also become clean.

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

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?”

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.”

And He said to them, “Let’s go on to the neighboring villages so that I may preach there too. This is why I have come.”

But so you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,” He told the paralytic,

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

so thatthey may look and look,yet not perceive;they may listen and listen,yet not understand;otherwise, they might turn back—and be forgiven.”

The demons begged Him, “Send us to the pigs, so we may enter them.”

Then He told her, “Because of this reply, you may go. The demon has gone out of your daughter.”

He said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again!” And His disciples heard it.

“Not during the festival,” they said, “or there may be rioting among the people.”

On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrifice the Passover lamb, His disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to go and prepare the Passover so You may eat it?”

Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe.” Even those who were crucified with Him were taunting Him.

so that you may know the certainty of the things about which you have been instructed.

“I am the Lord’s slave,” said Mary. “May it be done to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her.

and a sword will pierce your own soul—that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”

But so you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—He told the paralyzed man, “I tell you: Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”

So He said, “The secrets of the kingdom of God have been given for you to know, but to the rest it is in parables, so thatLooking they may not see,and hearing they may not understand.

The seed along the path are those who have heard and then the Devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

“No one, after lighting a lamp, covers it with a basket or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand so that those who come in may see its light.

“No one lights a lamp and puts it in the cellar or under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see its light.

so that this generation may be held responsible for the blood of all the prophets shed since the foundation of the world—

“When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, don’t recline at the best place, because a more distinguished person than you may have been invited by your host.

The one who invited both of you may come and say to you, ‘Give your place to this man,’ and then in humiliation, you will proceed to take the lowest place.

“Then the master told the slave, ‘Go out into the highways and lanes and make them come in, so that my house may be filled.

And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of the unrighteous money so that when it fails, they may welcome you into eternal dwellings.

But be alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place and to stand before the Son of Man.”

so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom. And you will sit on thrones judging the 12 tribes of Israel.

But I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And you, when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

When He reached the place, He told them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

For everyone who practices wicked things hates the light and avoids it, so that his deeds may not be exposed.

But anyone who lives by the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be shown to be accomplished by God.”

I don’t receive man’s testimony, but I say these things so that you may be saved.

And you are not willing to come to Me so that you may have life.

“What sign then are You going to do so we may see and believe You?” they asked. “What are You going to perform?

For this is the will of My Father: that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”

This is the bread that comes down from heaven so that anyone may eat of it and not die.

“Who is He, Sir, that I may believe in Him?” he asked.

A thief comes only to steal and to kill and to destroy. I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance.

This is why the Father loves Me, because I am laying down My life so I may take it up again.

When Jesus heard it, He said, “This sickness will not end in death but is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”

I’m glad for you that I wasn’t there so that you may believe. But let’s go to him.”

Then Thomas (called “Twin”) said to his fellow disciples, “Let’s go so that we may die with Him.”

I know that You always hear Me, but because of the crowd standing here I said this, so they may believe You sent Me.”

While you have the light, believe in the light so that you may become sons of light.” Jesus said this, then went away and hid from them.

If I go away and prepare a place for you, I will come back and receive you to Myself, so that where I am you may be also.

Whatever you ask in My name, I will do it so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

I have told you now before it happens so that when it does happen you may believe.

On the contrary, I am going away so that the world may know that I love the Father. Just as the Father commanded Me, so I do.“Get up; let’s leave this place.

“I have spoken these things to you so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.

But I have told you these things so that when their time comes you may remember I told them to you. I didn’t tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.

Until now you have asked for nothing in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.

I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. You will have suffering in this world. Be courageous! I have conquered the world.”

Jesus spoke these things, looked up to heaven, and said:Father,the hour has come.Glorify Your Sonso that the Son may glorify You,

for You gave Him authorityover all flesh;so He may give eternal lifeto all You have given Him.

This is eternal life:that they may know You, the only true God,and the One You have sent—Jesus Christ.

I am no longer in the world,but they are in the world,and I am coming to You.Holy Father,protect them by Your namethat You have given Me,so that they may be one as We are one.

While I was with them,I was protecting them by Your namethat You have given Me.I guarded them and not one of them is lost,except the son of destruction,so that the Scripture may be fulfilled.

Now I am coming to You,and I speak these things in the worldso that they may have My joy completed in them.

I sanctify Myself for them,so they also may be sanctified by the truth.

May they all be one,as You, Father, are in Me and I am in You.May they also be one in Us,so the world may believe You sent Me.

I have given them the glory You have given Me.May they be one as We are one.

I am in them and You are in Me.May they be made completely one,so the world may know You have sent Meand have loved them as You have loved Me.

I made Your name known to themand will make it known,so the love You have loved Me withmay be in them and I may be in them.

He who saw this has testified so that you also may believe. His testimony is true, and he knows he is telling the truth.

But these are written so that you may believe Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and by believing you may have life in His name.

Therefore repent and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped out, that seasons of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

and that He may send Jesus, who has been appointed for you as the Messiah.

And now, Lord, consider their threats, and grant that Your slaves may speak Your message with complete boldness,

but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You may even be found fighting against God.” So they were persuaded by him.

saying, “Give me this power too, so that anyone I lay hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”

But Peter told him, “May your silver be destroyed with you, because you thought the gift of God could be obtained with money!

Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that the intent of your heart may be forgiven you.

“Please pray to the Lord for me,” Simon replied, “so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”

[And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart you may.” And he replied, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”]

In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and placing his hands on him so he can regain his sight.”

So Ananias left and entered the house. Then he placed his hands on him and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road you were traveling, has sent me so that you can regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

so the rest of humanitymay seek the Lord—even all the Gentileswho are called by My name,declares the Lord who does these things,

They took him and brought him to the Areopagus, and said, “May we learn about this new teaching you’re speaking of?

So not only do we run a risk that our business may be discredited, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis may be despised and her magnificence come to the verge of ruin—the very one all of Asia and the world adore.”

But I count my life of no value to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.

I have nothing definite to write to my lord about him. Therefore, I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this examination is over, I may have something to write.

to open their eyes so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that by faith in Me they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified.’

always asking in my prayers that if it is somehow in God’s will, I may now at last succeed in coming to you.

For I want very much to see you, so I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,

Absolutely not! God must be true, even if everyone is a liar, as it is written:That You may be justified in Your wordsand triumph when You judge.

And why not say, just as some people slanderously claim we say, “Let us do what is evil so that good may come”? Their condemnation is deserved!

Now we know that whatever the law says speaks to those who are subject to the law, so that every mouth may be shut and the whole world may become subject to God’s judgment.

And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while still uncircumcised. This was to make him the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, so that righteousness may be credited to them also.

This is why the promise is by faith, so that it may be according to grace, to guarantee it to all the descendants—not only to those who are of the law but also to those who are of Abraham’s faith. He is the father of us all