'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.
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.
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.'"
Seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came to see if perhaps he might find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.
As the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he was the Christ,
and, 'On their hands they will bear you up, lest perhaps you dash your foot against a stone.'"
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.
"When you are invited by anyone to a marriage feast, don't sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him,
He also said to the one who had invited him, "When you make a dinner or a supper, don't call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbors, or perhaps they might also return the favor, and pay you back.
Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him,
Repent therefore of this, your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.
that they should seek the Lord, if perhaps they might reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.
For one will hardly die for a righteous man. Yet perhaps for a righteous person someone would even dare to die.
in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth,
For perhaps he was therefore separated from you for a while, that you would have him forever,
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.