'Perhaps' in the Bible

Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are with him in the way; lest perhaps the prosecutor deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison.

"Don't give that which is holy to the dogs, neither throw your pearls before the pigs, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

And all the crowds were astounded and said, “Perhaps this is the Son of David!”

for this people's heart has grown callous, their ears are dull of hearing, they have closed their eyes; or else perhaps they might perceive with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and should turn again; and I would heal them.'

"But he said, 'No, lest perhaps while you gather up the darnel weeds, you root up the wheat with them.

"'But perhaps,' replied the wise, 'there will not be enough for all of us. Go to the shops rather, and buy some for yourselves.'

Command therefore that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest perhaps his disciples come at night and steal him away, and tell the people, 'He is risen from the dead;' and the last deception will be worse than the first."

that 'seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest perhaps they should turn again, and their sins should be forgiven them.'"

and having seen a fig-tree afar off having leaves, he came, if perhaps he shall find anything in it, and having come to it, he found nothing except leaves, for it was not a time of figs,

For they said, Not in the feast, lest perhaps there be a tumult of the people.

Now the people were filled with expectation, and all of them were wondering if John was perhaps the Messiah.

and, 'On their hands they will bear you up, lest perhaps you dash your foot against a stone.'"

But He said to them, “You give them something to eat!” And they said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless perhaps we go and buy food for all these people.”

For when you are going with your adversary before the magistrate, try diligently on the way to be released from him, lest perhaps he drag you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.

Perhaps it will bear fruit next year, but if not, you can cut it down.’”

When thou art invited by any one to a wedding, do not lay thyself down in the first place at table, lest perhaps a more honourable than thou be invited by him,

Jesus also went on to say to the one who had invited Him, “When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or wealthy neighbors, otherwise they may also invite you in return and that will be your repayment.

Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him,

“Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What should I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.’

Therefore, I will have Him whipped and then release Him.”

"Come, see a man who told me everything I have ever done! Perhaps this one is the Christ?"

So the Jewish leaders began to say, "Perhaps he is going to kill himself, because he says, 'Where I am going you cannot come.'"

and if it be of God, ye are not able to overthrow it, lest perhaps also ye be found fighting against God.'

Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.

He did this so they might seek God, and perhaps they might reach out and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.

And the harbour being ill adapted to winter in, the most counselled to set sail thence, if perhaps they might reach Phoenice to winter in, a port of Crete looking north-east and south-east.

always in my prayers making request, if perhaps now at last by the will of God I may succeed in coming to you.

They show that the essential requirements of the Law are written in their hearts; and their conscience [their sense of right and wrong, their moral choices] bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or perhaps defending them

For rarely will someone die for a just person—though for a good person perhaps someone might even dare to die.

for if God the natural branches did not spare -- lest perhaps He also shall not spare thee.

But he who is uncertain [about eating a particular thing] is condemned if he eats, because he is not acting from faith. Whatever is not from faith is sin [whatever is done with doubt is sinful].

Do not deprive each other [of marital rights], except perhaps by mutual consent for a time, so that you may devote yourselves [unhindered] to prayer, but come together again so that Satan will not tempt you [to sin] because of your lack of self-control.

There are, perhaps, a great many kinds of languages in the world, and no kind is without meaning.

And as for what you sow—you are not sowing the future body, but only a seed, perhaps of wheat or another grain.

and perhaps I will remain with you or even spend the winter, so that you may send me on my way wherever I go.

Therefore, [when I] was wanting [to do] this, perhaps then was I making use of vacillation? Or was I deciding what I was deciding according to the flesh, in order that with me my "yes" may be "yes" and my "no" [may be] "no" [at the same time]?

So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.

Or did I [perhaps] sin by humbling myself so that you might be exalted and honored, because I preached God’s gospel to you free of charge?

For I fear that perhaps when I come I will not find you to be what I want, and I may not be found by you to be what you want; there may be quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

I am fearful for you, that perhaps my labor for you has been wasted.

For this reason I also, no longer able to refrain myself, sent to know your faith, lest perhaps the tempter had tempted you and our labour should be come to nothing.

instructing his opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance leading them to the knowledge of the truth.

As soon as I send Artemas to you, or perhaps Tychicus, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there.

For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;

Therefore we ought to pay greater attention to the things that were heard, lest perhaps we drift away.

Beware, brothers, lest perhaps there be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God;

Let us fear therefore, lest perhaps anyone of you should seem to have come short of a promise of entering into his rest.