'May' in the Bible

Reach agreement quickly with your accuser while on the way to court, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the warden, and you will be thrown into prison.

so that you may be like your Father in heaven, since he causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

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

So pray this way: Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored,

may your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins" -- then he said to the paralytic -- "Stand up, take your stretcher, and go home."

But he said, 'No, since in gathering the weeds you may uproot the wheat with them.

Then Jesus called the disciples and said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days and they have nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away hungry since they may faint on the way."

But if he does not listen, take one or two others with you, so that at the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter may be established.

Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, so that the outside may become clean too!

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

So give orders to secure the tomb until the third day. Otherwise his disciples may come and steal his body and say to the people, 'He has been raised from the dead,' and the last deception will be worse than the first."

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins," -- he said to the paralytic --

so that although they look they may look but not see, and although they hear they may hear but not understand, so they may not repent and be forgiven."

He asked him urgently, "My little daughter is near death. Come and lay your hands on her so that she may be healed and live."

Then he said to her, "Because you said this, you may go. The demon has left your daughter."

He said to it, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again." And his disciples heard it.

Pray that it may not be in winter.

Wherever he enters, tell the owner of the house, 'The Teacher says, "Where is my guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?"'

Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, that we may see and believe!" Those who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him.

so that you may know for certain the things you were taught.

that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies, may serve him without fear,

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins" -- he said to the paralyzed man -- "I tell you, stand up, take your stretcher and go home."

And if you lend to those from whom you hope to be repaid, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, so that they may be repaid in full.

He said, "You have been given the opportunity to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that although they see they may not see, and although they hear they may not understand.

Those along the path are the ones who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

Whenever you enter a house, first say, 'May peace be on this house!'

So he said to them, "When you pray, say: Father, may your name be honored; may your kingdom come.

so that this generation may be held accountable for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning of the world,

"When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, because a person more distinguished than you may have been invited by your host.

Won't the master instead say to him, 'Get my dinner ready, and make yourself ready to serve me while I eat and drink. Then you may eat and drink'?

He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others." When the people heard this, they said, "May this never happen!"

But stay alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that must happen, and to stand before the Son of Man."

and tell the owner of the house, 'The Teacher says to you, "Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?"'

that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

but I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. When you have turned back, strengthen your brothers."

so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life."

But the one who practices the truth comes to the light, so that it may be plainly evident that his deeds have been done in God.

(I do not accept human testimony, but I say this so that you may be saved.)

but you are not willing to come to me so that you may have life.

Then Jesus, when he looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, said to Philip, "Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat?"

So they said to him, "Then what miraculous sign will you perform, so that we may see it and believe you? What will you do?

This is the bread that has come down from heaven, so that a person may eat from it and not die.

So Jesus' brothers advised him, "Leave here and go to Judea so your disciples may see your miracles that you are performing.

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."

Jesus answered, "Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but he was born blind so that the acts of God may be revealed through what happens to him.

The man replied, "And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?"

Jesus said,] "For judgment I have come into this world, so that those who do not see may gain their sight, and the ones who see may become blind."

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

This is why the Father loves me -- because I lay down my life, so that I may take it back again.

But if I do them, even if you do not believe me, believe the deeds, so that you may come to know and understand that I am in the Father and the Father is in me."

When Jesus heard this, he said, "This sickness will not lead to death, but to God's glory, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it."

and I am glad for your sake that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him."

So Thomas (called Didymus) said to his fellow disciples, "Let us go too, so that we may die with him."

I knew that you always listen to me, but I said this for the sake of the crowd standing around here, that they may believe that you sent me."

Jesus replied, "The light is with you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness may not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

While you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become sons of light." When Jesus had said these things, he went away and hid himself from them.

I am telling you this now, before it happens, so that when it happens you may believe that I am he.

And if I go and make ready a place for you, I will come again and take you to be with me, so that where I am you may be too.

And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

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

but I am doing just what the Father commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Get up, let us go from here."

I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be complete.

Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive it, so that your joy may be complete.

I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble and suffering, but take courage -- I have conquered the world."

When Jesus had finished saying these things, he looked upward to heaven and said, "Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, so that your Son may glorify you --

just as you have given him authority over all humanity, so that he may give eternal life to everyone you have given him.

I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them safe in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one just as we are one.

But now I am coming to you, and I am saying these things in the world, so they may experience my joy completed in themselves.

And I set myself apart on their behalf, so that they too may be truly set apart.

The glory you gave to me I have given to them, that they may be one just as we are one --

I in them and you in me -- that they may be completely one, so that the world will know that you sent me, and you have loved them just as you have loved me.

I made known your name to them, and I will continue to make it known, so that the love you have loved me with may be in them, and I may be in them."

Again Pilate went out and said to the Jewish leaders, "Look, I am bringing him out to you, so that you may know that I find no reason for an accusation against him."

And the person who saw it has testified (and his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth), so that you also may believe.

But these are recorded so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

Therefore repent and turn back so that your sins may be wiped out,

so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and so that he may send the Messiah appointed for you -- that is, Jesus.

but if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them, or you may even be found fighting against God." He convinced them,

But carefully select from among you, brothers, seven men who are well-attested, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this necessary task.

saying, "Give me this power too, so that everyone I place my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit."

But Peter said to him, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could acquire God's gift with money!

Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that he may perhaps forgive you for the intent of your heart.

But Simon replied, "You pray to the Lord for me so that nothing of what you have said may happen to me."

and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and place his hands on him so that he may see again."

So Ananias departed and entered the house, placed his hands on Saul and said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

Therefore when you sent for me, I came without any objection. Now may I ask why you sent for me?"

so that the rest of humanity may seek the Lord, namely, all the Gentiles I have called to be my own,' says the Lord, who makes these things

So they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, "May we know what this new teaching is that you are proclaiming?

But I do not consider my life worth anything to myself, so that I may finish my task and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of God's grace.

take them and purify yourself along with them and pay their expenses, so that they may have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know there is nothing in what they have been told about you, but that you yourself live in conformity with the law.

As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he said to the commanding officer, "May I say something to you?" The officer replied, "Do you know Greek?

and provide mounts for Paul to ride so that he may be brought safely to Felix the governor."

But so that I may not delay you any further, I beg you to hear us briefly with your customary graciousness.

"So," he said, "let your leaders go down there with me, and if this man has done anything wrong, they may bring charges against him."

But I have nothing definite to write to my lord about him. Therefore I have brought him before you all, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this preliminary hearing I may have something to write.

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

and I always ask in my prayers, if perhaps now at last I may succeed in visiting you according to the will of God.

For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,

that is, that we may be mutually comforted by one another's faith, both yours and mine.