'May' in the Bible

And the Lord gave me an answer, and said, Put the vision in writing and make it clear on stones, so that the reader may go quickly.

A curse on him who gets evil profits for his family, so that he may put his resting-place on high and be safe from the hand of the wrongdoer!

A curse on him who gives his neighbour the wine of his wrath, making him overcome with strong drink from the cup of his passion, so that you may be a witness of their shame!

Make search for the Lord, all you quiet ones of the earth, who have done what is right in his eyes; make search for righteousness and a quiet heart: it may be that you will be safely covered in the day of the Lord's wrath.

I said, Certainly you will go in fear of me, and come under my training, so that whatever I may send on her may not be cut off before her eyes: but they got up early and made all their works evil.

For this reason, go on waiting for me, says the Lord, till the day when I come up as a witness: for my purpose is to send for the nations and to get the kingdoms together, so that I may let loose on them my passion, even all my burning wrath: for all the earth will be burned up in the fire of my bitter passion.

For then I will give the people a clean language, so that they may all make prayer to the Lord and be his servants with one mind.

And the Lord said to the Satan, May the Lord's word be sharp against you, O Satan, the word of the Lord who has taken Jerusalem for himself: is this not a burning branch pulled out of the fire?

And I will put my forces in position round my house, so that there may be no coming and going: and no cruel master will again go through them: for now I have seen his trouble.

Let your doors be open, O Lebanon, so that fire may be burning among your cedars.

Whose owners put them to death and have no sense of sin; and those who get a price for them say, May the Lord be praised for I have much wealth: and the keepers of the flock have no pity for them.

And the Lord will give salvation to the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the family of David and the glory of the people of Jerusalem may not be greater than that of Judah.

And if anyone goes on acting as a prophet, then his father and his mother who gave him life will say to him, You may not go on living, for you are saying what is false in the name of the Lord; and his father and his mother will put a sword through him when he does so.

Though Edom says, We are crushed down but we will come back, building up the waste places; this is what the Lord of armies has said: They may put up buildings, but I will have them pulled down; and they will be named The land of evil-doing, and The people against whom the Lord keeps his wrath for ever.

And now, make request for the grace of God so that he may have mercy on us: this has been your doing: will he give his approval to any of you? says the Lord of armies.

But by whom may the day of his coming be faced? and who may keep his place when he is seen? for he is like the metal-tester's fire and the cleaner's soap.

He will take his seat, testing and cleaning the sons of Levi, burning away the evil from them as from gold and silver; so that they may make offerings to the Lord in righteousness.

Let your tenths come into the store-house so that there may be food in my house, and put me to the test by doing so, says the Lord of armies, and see if I do not make the windows of heaven open and send down such a blessing on you that there is no room for it.

And by him the hearts of fathers will be turned to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers; for fear that I may come and put the earth under a curse.

And he sent them to Beth-lehem and said, Go and make certain where the young child is; and when you have seen him, let me have news of it, so that I may come and give him worship.

If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down; for it is in the Writings, He will give his angels care over you; and, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.

Jesus said to him, Again it is in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.

You are the light of the world. A town put on a hill may be seen by all.

And a burning light is not put under a vessel, but on its table; so that its rays may be shining on all who are in the house.

Even so let your light be shining before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

You have knowledge that it was said in old times, You may not put to death; and, Whoever puts to death will be in danger of being judged:

Come to an agreement quickly with him who has a cause against you at law, while you are with him on the way, for fear that he may give you up to the judge and the judge may give you to the police and you may be put into prison.

You have knowledge that it was said, You may not have connection with another man's wife:

You may not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.

So that you may be the sons of your Father in heaven; for his sun gives light to the evil and to the good, and he sends rain on the upright man and on the sinner.

When then you give money to the poor, do not make a noise about it, as the false-hearted men do in the Synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory from men. Truly, I say to you, They have their reward.

So that your giving may be in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward.

And when you make your prayers, be not like the false-hearted men, who take pleasure in getting up and saying their prayers in the Synagogues and at the street turnings so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.

Let this then be your prayer: Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.

And when you go without food, be not sad-faced as the false-hearted are. For they go about with changed looks, so that men may see that they are going without food. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.

So that no one may see that you are going without food, but your Father in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward.

Make no store of wealth for yourselves on earth, where it may be turned to dust by worms and weather, and where thieves may come in by force and take it away.

No man is able to be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other, or he will keep to one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

Then do not be full of care, saying, What are we to have for food or drink? or, With what may we be clothed?

But so that you may see that on earth the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins, (then said he to the man who was ill,) Get up, and take up your bed, and go to your house.

Because, she said to herself, if I may but put my hand on his robe, I will be made well.

Make prayer, then, to the Lord of the grain-fields, that he may send out workers to get in his grain.

And when you go in, say, May peace be on this house.

It is enough for the disciple that he may be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have given the name Beelzebub to the master of the house, how much more to those of his house!

But what comparison may I make of this generation? It is like children seated in the market-places, crying out to one another,

Or how may one go into a strong man's house and take his goods, if he does not first put cords round the strong man? and then he may take his goods.

But he says, No, for fear that by chance while you take up the evil plants, you may be rooting up the grain with them.

And when evening had come, the disciples came to him, saying, This place is waste land, and the time is now past; send the people away so that they may go into the towns and get themselves food.

And the disciples say to him, How may we get enough bread in a waste place, to give food to such a number of people?

But, so that we may not be a cause of trouble to them, go to the sea, and let down a hook, and take the first fish which comes up; and in his mouth you will see a bit of money: take that, and give it to them for me and you.

But if he will not give ear to you, take with you one or two more, that by the lips of two or three witnesses every word may be made certain.

Then Peter came and said to him, Lord, what number of times may my brother do wrong against me, and I give him forgiveness? till seven times?

And one came to him and said, Master, what good thing have I to do, so that I may have eternal life?

And the disciples, hearing this, were greatly surprised, saying, Who then may have salvation?

They say to him, Lord, that our eyes may be open.

And Jesus in answer said to them, Truly I say to you, If you have faith, without doubting, not only may you do what has been done to the fig-tree, but even if you say to this mountain, Be taken up and put into the sea, it will be done.

But you may not be named Teacher: for one is your teacher, and you are all brothers.

And you may not be named guides: because one is your Guide, even Christ.

You blind Pharisee, first make clean the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside may become equally clean.

So that on you may come all the blood of the upright on the earth, from the blood of upright Abel to the blood of Zachariah, son of Barachiah, whom you put to death between the Temple and the altar.

And say a prayer that your flight may not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath.

Even so, when you see all these things, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.

But the wise made answer, saying, There may not be enough for us and you; it would be better for you to go to the traders and get oil for yourselves.

But Peter made answer and said to him, Though all may be turned away from you, I will never be turned away.

Keep watch with prayer, so that you may not be put to the test: the spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is feeble.

Again, a second time he went away, and said in prayer, O my Father, if this may not go from me without my taking it, let your pleasure be done.

Give orders, then, that the place where his body is may be made safe till the third day, for fear that his disciples come and take him away secretly and say to the people, He has come back from the dead: and the last error will be worse than the first.

And he said to them, Let us go to other parts into the nearest towns, so that I may give teaching there, because for this purpose I came.

But so that you may see that the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins on earth, (he said to the man,)

How he went into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and took for food the holy bread, which only the priests may take, and gave it to those who were with him?

So that seeing they may see, and it will not be clear to them; and hearing it, they will not get the sense; for fear that they may be turned again to me and have forgiveness.

And he said, What picture may we give of the kingdom of God, or with what story may we make it clear?

And they said to him, Send us into the pigs, so that we may go into them.

And made strong prayers to him, saying, My little daughter is near to death: it is my prayer that you will come and put your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and have life.

For she said, If I may only put my hand on his robe, I will be made well.

Send them away, so that they may go into the country and small towns round about, and get some food for themselves.

And he said to them, Truly you put on one side the law of God, so that you may keep the rules which have been handed down to you.

And while he was going out into the way, a man came running to him, and went down on his knees, saying, Good Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?

And they were greatly surprised, saying to him, Who then may have salvation?

And there came to him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying to him, Master, will you give us whatever may be our request?

And whenever you make a prayer, let there be forgiveness in your hearts, if you have anything against anyone; so that you may have forgiveness for your sins from your Father who is in heaven.

Are we to give or not to give? But he, conscious of their false hearts, said to them, Why do you put me to the test? give me a penny, so that I may see it.

And say a prayer that it may not be in the winter.

Even so, when you see these things taking place, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.

But they said, Not while the feast is going on, for fear there may be trouble among the people.

The poor you have ever with you, and whenever you have the desire you may do them good: but me you have not for ever.

And wherever he goes in, say to the owner of the house, The Master says, Where is my guest-room, where I may take the Passover with my disciples?

But Peter said to him, Though the others may be turned away from you, I will not.

Keep watch with prayer, so that you may not be put to the test; the spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is feeble.

I was with you every day in the Temple teaching, and you did not take me; but this is done so that the Writings may come true.

Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and have belief. And those who were put on crosses with him said evil things against him.

And Zacharias said to the angel, How may I be certain of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is far on in years.

But she was greatly troubled at his words, and said to herself, What may be the purpose of these words?

And Mary said to the angel, How may this be, because I have had no knowledge of a man?

And Mary said: I am the servant of the Lord; may it be to me as you say. And the angel went away.

And she said with a loud voice: May blessing be on you among women, and a blessing on the child of your body.

To give light to those in dark places, and in the shade of death, so that our feet may be guided into the way of peace.

(And a sword will go through your heart;) so that the secret thoughts of men may come to light.

And, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.

And Jesus made answer and said to him, It is said in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.