'May' in the Bible

As I urged you when I went to Macedonia, remain in Ephesus so that you may instruct certain people not to teach different doctrine

and we have known that the law is good, if any one may use it lawfully;

Which may be seen in the good news of the glory of the great God, which was given into my care.

It is a true saying, in which all may put their faith, that Christ Jesus came into the world to give salvation to sinners, of whom I am the chief:

Timothy, my son, I am giving you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies previously made about you, so that by them you may strongly engage in battle,

Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.

For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

Whose desire is that all men may have salvation and come to the knowledge of what is true.

It is my desire, then, that in every place men may give themselves to prayer, lifting up holy hands, without wrath or argument.

And that women may be dressed in simple clothing, with a quiet and serious air; not with twisted hair and gold or jewels or robes of great price;

not a new convert, lest having been puffed up he may fall to a judgment of the devil;

and it behoveth him also to have a good testimony from those without, that he may not fall into reproach and a snare of the devil.

But they must first be tested. Then, if they prove to be blameless, they may become ministers.

in case I am delayed, so that you may know how to behave in God's household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

This is a true saying, in which all may put their faith.

Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.

And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless.

A widow may be put on the widows' list if she is at least sixty years old and has been the wife of one husband.

and younger widows be refusing, for when they may revel against the Christ, they wish to marry,

So it is my desire that the younger widows may be married and have children, controlling their families, and giving the Evil One no chance to say anything against them,

If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.

Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.

In the same way, there are good works which are clearly seen; and those which are not so, may not be kept secret.

All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their own masters as deserving of the highest respect, so that the name of God and our teaching may not be discredited.

Who only has life for ever, living in light to which no man may come near; whom no man has seen or is able to see: to whom be honour and power for ever. So be it.

Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

Although some claim to have it, they have abandoned the faith. May grace be with all of you!

To: Timothy, my dear child. May grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Messiah Jesus our Lord be yours!

Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;

So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord or about me His prisoner, but with me take your share of suffering for the gospel [continue to preach regardless of the circumstances], in accordance with the power of God [for His power is invincible],

May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains.

The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.

And the things which I have said to you before a number of witnesses, give to those of the faith, so that they may be teachers of others.

No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

and if also any one may strive, he is not crowned, except he may strive lawfully;

Consider what I say, and may the Lord give you understanding in all things.

Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

Our faith may fail, his never wanes That's who he is, he cannot change!

if, then, any one may cleanse himself from these, he shall be a vessel to honour, sanctified and profitable to the master -- to every good work having been prepared,

in meekness instructing those opposing -- if perhaps God may give to them repentance to an acknowledging of the truth,

And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil; may the Lord repay to him according to his works,

At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.

May the Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with all of you! Amen.

To: Titus, a genuine child in the faith that we share. May grace and peace from God the Father and the Messiah, Jesus our Savior, be yours!

On account of this, I left you behind in Crete, in order that what remains may be set in order and you may appoint elders in every town, as I ordered you.

Men having a good record, husbands of one wife, whose children are of the faith, children of whom it may not be said that they are given to loose living or are uncontrolled.

Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

and may not pay attention to Jewish myths and the commands of men who reject the truth.

That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

to be sensible and pure, to manage their households, to be kind, and to submit themselves to their husbands. Otherwise, the word of God may be discredited.

Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.

Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

teaching us, that denying the impiety and the worldly desires, soberly and righteously and piously we may live in the present age,

so that having been justified by His grace,we may become heirs with the hope of eternal life.

This saying is trustworthy. I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have put their faith in God may devote themselves to good actions. These things are good and helpful to other people.

Zenas the lawyer and Apollos bring diligently on their way, that nothing to them may be lacking,

and let them learn -- ours also -- to be leading in good works to the necessary uses, that they may not be unfruitful.

All who are with me send you greetings. Greet our fellow believers who love us. May grace be with all of you! Amen.

May grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, be yours!

That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

and apart from thy mind I willed to do nothing, that as of necessity thy good deed may not be, but of willingness,

I, Paul did write with my hand, I -- I will repay; that I may not say that also thyself, besides, to me thou dost owe.

Yes, brother, may I have joy from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ.

having been confident in thy obedience I did write to thee, having known that also above what I may say thou wilt do;

May the grace of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, be with your spirit! Amen.

and when again He may bring in the first-born to the world, He saith, 'And let them bow before him -- all messengers of God;'

And unto which of the messengers said He ever, 'Sit at My right hand, till I may make thine enemies thy footstool?'

For this reason we must pay closer attention to the things we have heard, or we may drift away,

Wherefore, (as the Holy Spirit saith, 'To-day, if His voice ye may hear --

ye may not harden your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of the temptation in the wilderness,

And being angry I made an oath, saying, They may not come into my rest.

see to it, brethren, that there is never in any one of you--as perhaps there may be--a sinful and unbelieving heart, manifesting itself in revolt from the ever-living God.

Instead, continue to encourage one another every day, as long as it is called "Today," so that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin,

for partakers we have become of the Christ, if the beginning of the confidence unto the end we may hold fast,

in its being said, 'To-day, if His voice ye may hear, ye may not harden your hearts, as in the provocation,'

We may fear, then, lest a promise being left of entering into His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short,

For those of us who have belief come into his rest; even as he has said, As I said in my oath when I was angry, They may not come into my rest: though the works were done from the time of the making of the world.

again He doth limit a certain day, 'To-day,' (in David saying, after so long a time,) as it hath been said, 'To-day, if His voice ye may hear, ye may not harden your hearts,'

Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one may fail by following their example of disobedience.

Having, then, a great chief priest passed through the heavens -- Jesus the Son of God -- may we hold fast the profession,

Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:

Wherefore, having left the word of the beginning of the Christ, unto the perfection we may advance, not again a foundation laying of reformation from dead works, and of faith on God,

and this we will do, if God may permit,

And we desire that each one of you may show the same diligence unto the fulness of hope even to the end:

that ye may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises.

that through two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, a strong comfort we may have who did flee for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before us,

And it is true that by the law, those of the sons of Levi who have the position of priests may take a tenth part of the people's goods; that is to say, they take it from their brothers though these are the sons of Abraham.

And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.

for every chief priest to offer both gifts and sacrifices is appointed, whence it is necessary for this one to have also something that he may offer;

how much more will the blood of the Messiah, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from dead actions so that we may serve the living God!

This is why the Messiah is the mediator of a new covenant; so that those who are called may receive the eternal inheritance promised them, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the offenses committed under the first covenant.

And according to the Law, one may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

nor that he may many times offer himself, even as the chief priest doth enter into the holy places every year with blood of others;

Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.

as to the rest, expecting till He may place his enemies as his footstool,

may we draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, having the hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having the body bathed with pure water;