'May' in the Bible

Jesus, therefore, having known that they are about to come, and to take him by force that they may make him king, retired again to the mountain himself alone.

They said therefore unto him, 'What may we do that we may work the works of God?'

Jesus answered and said to them, 'This is the work of God, that ye may believe in him whom He did send.'

They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?

And Jesus said to them, 'I am the bread of the life; he who is coming unto me may not hunger, and he who is believing in me may not thirst -- at any time;

all that the Father doth give to me will come unto me; and him who is coming unto me, I may in no wise cast without,

because I have come down out of the heaven, not that I may do my will, but the will of Him who sent me.

'And this is the will of the Father who sent me, that all that He hath given to me I may not lose of it, but may raise it up in the last day;

And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

no one is able to come unto me, if the Father who sent me may not draw him, and I will raise him up in the last day;

This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.

I am the living bread that came down out of the heaven; if any one may eat of this bread he shall live -- to the age; and the bread also that I will give is my flesh, that I will give for the life of the world.'

Jesus, therefore, said to them, 'Verily, verily, I say to you, If ye may not eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and may not drink his blood, ye have no life in yourselves;

if then ye may behold the Son of Man going up where he was before?

and he said, 'Because of this I have said to you -- No one is able to come unto me, if it may not have been given him from my Father.'

His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.

Because no man does things secretly if he has a desire that men may have knowledge of him. If you do these things, let yourself be seen by all men.

if any one may will to do His will, he shall know concerning the teaching, whether it is of God, or -- I do speak from myself.

If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the Law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me because I made a man perfectly 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.”

and many out of the multitude did believe in him, and said -- 'The Christ -- when he may come -- will he do more signs than these that this one did?'

The Pharisees heard the multitude murmuring these things concerning him, and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers that they may take him;

You will be looking for me, and you will not see me: and where I am you may not come.

What is this saying of his, You will be looking for me and will not see me, and where I am you may not come?

'Doth our law judge the man, if it may not hear from him first, and know what he doth?'

When they persisted in asking him, he stood up straight and replied, "Whoever among you is guiltless may be the first to throw a stone at her."

I said, therefore, to you, that ye shall die in your sins, for if ye may not believe that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.'

Jesus, therefore, said to them, 'When ye may lift up the Son of Man then ye will know that I am he; and of myself I do nothing, but according as my Father did teach me, these things I speak;

Jesus, therefore, said unto the Jews who believed in him, 'If ye may remain in my word, truly my disciples ye are, and ye shall know the truth,

if then the son may make you free, in reality ye shall be free.

Ye are of a father -- the devil, and the desires of your father ye will to do; he was a man-slayer from the beginning, and in the truth he hath not stood, because there is no truth in him; when one may speak the falsehood, of his own he speaketh, because he is a liar -- also his father.

verily, verily, I say to you, If any one may keep my word, death he may not see -- to the age.'

The Jews, therefore, said to him, 'Now we have known that thou hast a demon; Abraham did die, and the prophets, and thou dost say, If any one may keep my word, he shall not taste of death -- to the age!

they took up, therefore, stones that they may cast at him, but Jesus hid himself, and went forth out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.

Jesus answered, 'Neither did this one sin nor his parents, but that the works of God may be manifested in him;

While it is day we have to do the works of him who sent me: the night comes when no work may be done.

These things said his parents, because they were afraid of the Jews, for already had the Jews agreed together, that if any one may confess him -- Christ, he may be put out of the synagogue;

and we have known that God doth not hear sinners, but, if any one may be a worshipper of God, and may do His will, him He doth hear;

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

Then Jesus said, "I have come into this world to judge it, so that those who are blind may see and so that those who see may become blind."

and when his own sheep he may put forth, before them he goeth on, and the sheep follow him, because they have known his voice;

I am the door, through me if any one may come in, he shall be saved, and he shall come in, and go out, and find pasture.

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.

Therefore, again, did the Jews take up stones that they may stone him;

If he said they were gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Writings may not be broken),

But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.

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.”

then after this, he saith to the disciples, 'We may go to Judea again;'

Jesus answered, 'Are there not twelve hours in the day? if any one may walk in the day, he doth not stumble, because the light of this world he doth see;

and if any one may walk in the night, he stumbleth, because the light is not in him.'

These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.

Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.

Jesus said to her, 'I am the rising again, and the life; he who is believing in me, even if he may die, shall live;

the Jews, therefore, who were with her in the house, and were comforting her, having seen Mary that she rose up quickly and went forth, followed her, saying -- 'She doth go away to the tomb, that she may weep there.'

And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.

the chief priests, therefore, and the Pharisees, gathered together a sanhedrim, and said, 'What may we do? because this man doth many signs?

if we may let him alone thus, all will believe in him; and the Romans will come, and will take away both our place and nation.'

nor reason that it is good for us that one man may die for the people, and not the whole nation perish.'

and not for the nation only, but that also the children of God, who have been scattered abroad, he may gather together into one.

From that day, therefore, they took counsel together that they may kill him;

they were seeking, therefore, Jesus, and said one with another, standing in the temple, 'What doth appear to you -- that he may not come to the feast?'

and both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a command, that if any one may know where he is, he may shew it, so that they may seize him.

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

A great multitude, therefore, of the Jews knew that he is there, and they came, not because of Jesus only, but that Lazarus also they may see, whom he raised out of the dead;

and the chief priests took counsel, that also Lazarus they may kill,

And there were certain Greeks out of those coming up that they may worship in the feast,

And Jesus responded to them, saying, 'The hour hath come that the Son of Man may be glorified;

verily, verily, I say to you, if the grain of the wheat, having fallen to the earth, may not die, itself remaineth alone; and if it may die, it doth bear much fruit;

if any one may minister to me, let him follow me, and where I am, there also my ministrant shall be; and if any one may minister to me -- honour him will the Father.

and I, if I may be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto myself.'

Jesus replied to the crowd, "The light is among you only for a short time. Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness may not overtake you. The person who walks in the darkness is in the darkness and does not know where he is going.

While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.

He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, that they may not see with their eyes, and understand with their heart and be converted, and I should heal them.

I a light to the world have come, that every one who is believing in me -- in the darkness may not remain;

and if any one may hear my sayings, and not believe, I -- I do not judge him, for I came not that I might judge the world, but that I might save the world.

because I spake not from myself, but the Father who sent me, He did give me a command, what I may say, and what I may speak,

And before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour hath come, that he may remove out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own who are in the world -- to the end he loved them.

And supper being come, the devil already having put it into the heart of Judas of Simon, Iscariot, that he may deliver him up,

Peter saith to him, 'Thou mayest not wash my feet -- to the age.' Jesus answered him, 'If I may not wash thee, thou hast no part with me;'

I've set an example for you, so that you may do as I have done to you.

if these things ye have known, happy are ye, if ye may do them;

I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.

Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.

verily, verily, I say to you, he who is receiving whomsoever I may send, doth receive me; and he who is receiving me, doth receive Him who sent me.'

Simon Peter, then, doth beckon to this one, to inquire who he may be concerning whom he speaketh,

for certain were thinking, since Judas had the bag, that Jesus saith to him, 'Buy what we have need of for the feast;' or that he may give something to the poor;

My dear children, I am only to be with you a little longer. Then you will be looking for me: and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you, Where I am going you may not come.

A new commandment I give you, to love one another; that as I have loved you, you also may love one another.

in this shall all know that ye are my disciples, if ye may have love one to another.'

Simon Peter said to him, Lord, where are you going? Jesus said in answer, Where I am going you may not come with me now, but you will come later.

Peter said to him, Why may I not come with you even now? I will give up my life for you.

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

Thomas said, Lord, we have no knowledge of where you are going; how may we have knowledge of the way?

And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;

Jesus answered and said to him, 'If any one may love me, my word he will keep, and my Father will love him, and unto him we will come, and abode with him we will make;

May peace be with you; my peace I give to you: I give it not as the world gives. Let not your heart be troubled; let it be without fear.

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