'May' in the Bible

To: Timothy, my genuine child in the faith. May grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Messiah Jesus, our Lord, be yours!

Timothy, my child, I am instructing you in keeping with the prophecies made earlier about you, so that by following them you may continue to fight the good fight

These include Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I handed over to Satan so that they may learn not to blaspheme.

But they must first be tested. Then, if they prove to be blameless, they may become ministers.

in case I am delayed, so that you may know how to behave in God's household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

Continue to give these instructions, so that they may be blameless.

A widow may be put on the widows' list if she is at least sixty years old and has been the wife of one husband.

All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their own masters as deserving of the highest respect, so that the name of God and our teaching may not be discredited.

Although some claim to have it, they have abandoned the faith. May grace be with all of you!