60 occurrences

'May' in the Bible

Then they said to him, “Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?”

Already he who reaps is receiving wages and is gathering fruit for life eternal; so that he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.

Afterward Jesus *found him in the temple and said to him, “Behold, you have become well; do not sin anymore, so that nothing worse happens to you.”

For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself is doing; and the Father will show Him greater works than these, so that you will marvel.

so that all will honor the Son even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

But the testimony which I receive is not from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved.

and you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life.

Therefore Jesus, lifting up His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, *said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, so that these may eat?”

When they were filled, He *said to His disciples, “Gather up the leftover fragments so that nothing will be lost.”

Therefore they said to Him, “What shall we do, so that we may work the works of God?”

So they said to Him, “What then do You do for a sign, so that we may see, and believe You? What work do You perform?

Therefore His brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go into Judea, so that Your disciples also may see Your works which You are doing.

If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the Law of Moses will not be broken, are you angry with Me because I made an entire man well on the Sabbath?

However, we know where this man is from; but whenever the Christ may come, no one knows where He is from.”

He answered, “Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?”

And Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind.”

This He said, and after that He *said to them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I go, so that I may awaken him out of sleep.”

and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe; but let us go to him.”

Therefore Thomas, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, so that we may die with Him.”

I knew that You always hear Me; but because of the people standing around I said it, so that they may believe that You sent Me.”

Therefore Jesus said, “Let her alone, so that she may keep it for the day of My burial.

So Jesus said to them, “For a little while longer the Light is among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes.

While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of Light.”These things Jesus spoke, and He went away and hid Himself from them.

From now on I am telling you before it comes to pass, so that when it does occur, you may believe that I am He.

Now I have told you before it happens, so that when it happens, you may believe.

but so that the world may know that I love the Father, I do exactly as the Father commanded Me. Get up, let us go from here.

“These things I have spoken to you so that you may be kept from stumbling.

But these things I have spoken to you, so that when their hour comes, you may remember that I told you of them. These things I did not say to you at the beginning, because I was with you.

Jesus spoke these things; and lifting up His eyes to heaven, He said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify Your Son, that the Son may glorify You,

But now I come to You; and these things I speak in the world so that they may have My joy made full in themselves.

For their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they themselves also may be sanctified in truth.

and I have made Your name known to them, and will make it known, so that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.”

Pilate came out again and *said to them, “Behold, I am bringing Him out to you so that you may know that I find no guilt in Him.”

And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe.

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
אלי אוּלי 
'uwlay 
Usage: 45

הוה הוא 
Hava' 
be thou , be , shall be , may be , hath
Usage: 6

יכול יכל 
Yakol 
Usage: 194

ἄνοιξις 
Anoixis 
Usage: 1

δύναμαι 
Dunamai 
can , cannot , be able , may , able ,
Usage: 140

ἔξεστι 
Exesti 
be lawful , may , let
Usage: 24

εὐπρόσεδρος 
Euprosedros 
Usage: 1

ἰσχύω 
Ischuo 
can , be able , avail , prevail , be whole , cannot , can do , may ,
Usage: 19

ἴσως 
Isos 
it may be
Usage: 0

καύχησις 
Kauchesis 
Usage: 12

οἰκοδομή 
Oikodome 
Usage: 17

τυγχάνω 
Tugchano 
obtain , be , chance , little , enjoy , may be , not tr ,
Usage: 11

ὦ 
be , may be , should be , is , might be , were , not tr ,
Usage: 41

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