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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Perhaps</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/p/perhaps.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/matthew/5-25.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/p/perhaps.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Perhaps</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/p/per'gamum.htm" title="Per'gamum">◄</a> Perhaps <a href="/topical/p/perida.htm" title="Perida">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#web" title="Webster's Dictionary">Webster's</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#grk" title="Strong's Greek Concordance">Greek</a> • <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>The term "perhaps" is used in the Bible to express uncertainty or possibility regarding future events or outcomes. It reflects a human perspective on divine actions or decisions, acknowledging that God's will and plans are ultimately beyond human comprehension. The use of "perhaps" in Scripture often invites believers to trust in God's sovereignty while recognizing their own limitations in understanding His purposes. Old Testament Usage In the Old Testament, "perhaps" is frequently used in contexts where individuals or groups are uncertain about the outcome of a situation and are seeking God's favor or intervention. One notable example is found in the account of Jonah. When Jonah finally obeys God's command to go to Nineveh, the king of Nineveh declares a fast and calls for repentance, saying, "Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish" (<a href="/jonah/3-9.htm">Jonah 3:9</a>). Here, "perhaps" underscores the hope that God might show mercy in response to genuine repentance. Another instance is in <a href="/1_samuel/14-6.htm">1 Samuel 14:6</a>, where Jonathan, the son of King Saul, expresses faith in God's ability to save Israel from the Philistines, saying to his armor-bearer, "Come, let us cross over to the outpost of those uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf, for nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few" . Jonathan's use of "perhaps" demonstrates his trust in God's power, even when the outcome is uncertain. New Testament Usage In the New Testament, "perhaps" is used to convey uncertainty about human actions and decisions, often in the context of relationships and spiritual matters. In <a href="/philemon/1-15.htm">Philemon 1:15-16</a>, the Apostle Paul writes to Philemon regarding his runaway slave, Onesimus, saying, "For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a while, so that you might have him back for good—no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a dear brother" . Here, Paul suggests that Onesimus's departure and subsequent conversion may have been part of God's providential plan, though he acknowledges the uncertainty of human understanding. Theological Implications The use of "perhaps" in the Bible highlights the tension between human free will and divine sovereignty. It serves as a reminder that while humans can make plans and decisions, the ultimate outcome is in God's hands. This perspective encourages believers to approach life with humility, recognizing that God's ways are higher than human ways (<a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a>). Furthermore, "perhaps" invites believers to maintain hope and faith in God's goodness and mercy, even when circumstances are uncertain. It encourages a posture of prayer and dependence on God, trusting that He is able to bring about His purposes in ways that may not be immediately apparent to human understanding. In summary, the term "perhaps" in the Bible serves as a linguistic tool that reflects the complexity of human-divine interaction, emphasizing the need for trust in God's sovereign will while acknowledging the limitations of human knowledge and understanding.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(adv.) By chance; peradventure; perchance; possibly.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/5029.htm">5029. tacha -- quickly, perhaps</a> ... quickly, perhaps. Part of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: tacha Phonetic Spelling: (takh'-ah) Short Definition: quickly, perhaps Definition: quickly, presently ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5029.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/3381.htm">3381. me pos -- lest perhaps, whether perhaps</a> ... lest perhaps, whether perhaps. Part of Speech: Conjunction,Negative Transliteration: me pos Phonetic Spelling: (may'-pos) Short Definition: lest in any way ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3381.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/2481.htm">2481. isos -- perhaps</a> ... perhaps. Part of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: isos Phonetic Spelling: (ee'-soce) Short Definition: perhaps Definition: perhaps, equally; it may be that. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2481.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/1512.htm">1512. eiper -- if perhaps</a> ... if perhaps. Part of Speech: Conditional Particle Or Conjunction Transliteration: eiper Phonetic Spelling: (i per) Short Definition: if indeed, if so Definition ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1512.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/2264.htm">2264. Herodes -- perhaps "son of a hero," Herod, the name of ...</a> ... perhaps "son of a hero," Herod, the name of several kings of the Jews. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: Herodes Phonetic Spelling: (hay-ro'-dace ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2264.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/2394.htm">2394. Iason -- Jason, the name of one, perhaps two, Christian</a> ... Jason, the name of one, perhaps two, Christian. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: Iason Phonetic Spelling: (ee-as'-oan) Short Definition: Jason ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2394.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/2136.htm">2136. Euodia -- perhaps "success," Euodia, a Christian at Philippi</a> ... perhaps "success," Euodia, a Christian at Philippi. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: Euodia Phonetic Spelling: (yoo-od-ee'-ah) Short Definition ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2136.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/3380a.htm">3380a. me pou -- lest anywhere, lest perhaps.</a> ... me pou. 3380b . lest anywhere, lest perhaps. Transliteration: me pou Short Definition: lest. Word Origin see me and pou Definition lest anywhere, lest perhaps ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3380a.htm - 5k<a href="/greek/4552.htm">4552. sapphiros -- sapphire, perhaps lapis lazuli</a> ... sapphire, perhaps lapis lazuli. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: sapphiros Phonetic Spelling: (sap'-fi-ros) Short Definition: a sapphire ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4552.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/3380.htm">3380. mepo -- lest anywhere, lest perhaps.</a> ... 3379, 3380. mepo. 3380a . lest anywhere, lest perhaps. Part of Speech: Adverb, Negative Transliteration: mepo Phonetic Spelling ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3380.htm - 5k<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/194.htm">194. ulay -- perhaps</a> ... 193b, 194. ulay. 195 . perhaps. Transliteration: ulay Phonetic Spelling: (oo-lah'ee) Short Definition: perhaps. Word Origin a prim. ... /hebrew/194.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/3958.htm">3958. leshem -- (a precious stone) perhaps amber or jacinth</a> ... (a precious stone) perhaps amber or jacinth. Transliteration: leshem Phonetic Spelling: (leh'-shem) Short Definition: jacinth. ... a gem, perhaps the jacinth. ... /hebrew/3958.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/6281.htm">6281. Ether -- perhaps "abundance," a place in Judah</a> ... 6280, 6281. Ether. 6282 . perhaps "abundance," a place in Judah. Transliteration: Ether Phonetic Spelling: (eh'ther) Short Definition: Ether. ... /hebrew/6281.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/4216.htm">4216. mazzaroth -- perhaps a constellation</a> ... 4215, 4216. mazzaroth. 4217 . perhaps a constellation. Transliteration: mazzaroth Phonetic Spelling: (maz-zaw-raw') Short Definition: constellation. ... /hebrew/4216.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/1522.htm">1522. Gechazi -- perhaps "valley of vision," servant of Elisha</a> ... perhaps "valley of vision," servant of Elisha. Transliteration: Gechazi or Gechazi Phonetic Spelling: (gay-khah-zee') Short Definition: Gehazi. ... /hebrew/1522.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/1203.htm">1203. Beeshterah -- perhaps "house of Ashtoreth," a Levitical city ...</a> ... perhaps "house of Ashtoreth," a Levitical city in Manasseh. Transliteration: Beeshterah Phonetic Spelling: (beh-esh-ter-aw') Short Definition: Be-eshterah. ... /hebrew/1203.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/522c.htm">522c. ammah -- perhaps a holder</a> ... 522b, 522c. ammah. 523 . perhaps a holder. Transliteration: ammah Short Definition: foundations. Word Origin perhaps from the same ... /hebrew/522c.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/5906.htm">5906. Ayish -- (a constellation) perhaps Great Bear</a> ... 5905, 5906. Ayish or Ash. 5907 . (a constellation) perhaps Great Bear. Transliteration: Ayish or Ash Phonetic Spelling: (ah'-yish) Short Definition: bear. ... /hebrew/5906.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/2602.htm">2602. chanamel -- perhaps frost</a> ... 2601, 2602. chanamel. 2603 . perhaps frost. Transliteration: chanamel Phonetic Spelling: (khan-aw-mawl') Short Definition: frost. ... /hebrew/2602.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/2446.htm">2446. Chakalyah -- perhaps "wait for Yah," father of Nehemiah</a> ... Chakalyah. 2447 . perhaps "wait for Yah," father of Nehemiah. Transliteration: Chakalyah Phonetic Spelling: (khak-al-yaw') Short Definition: Hacaliah. ... /hebrew/2446.htm - 6k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/arnobius/the_seven_books_of_arnobius_against_the_heathen/4_but_you_will_perhaps.htm">But You Will Perhaps Say that the King was a Diviner. ...</a> ... Book V. 4 But you will perhaps say that the king was a diviner.? But you will perhaps say that the king was a diviner. Could he ... /.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/4 but you will perhaps.htm<a href="/library/arnobius/the_seven_books_of_arnobius_against_the_heathen/22_but_you_will_perhaps.htm">But You Will Perhaps Say that the Gods do not Trouble Themselves ...</a> ... Book VI. 22 But you will perhaps say that the gods do not trouble themselves about these losses? But you will perhaps say that ... /.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/22 but you will perhaps.htm<a href="/library/arnobius/the_seven_books_of_arnobius_against_the_heathen/42_but_you_will_perhaps.htm">But You Will Perhaps Say, for this Only is Left which You May ...</a> ... Book V. 42 But you will perhaps say, for this only is left which you may think can? But you will perhaps say, for this only is ... /.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/42 but you will perhaps.htm<a href="/library/arnobius/the_seven_books_of_arnobius_against_the_heathen/23_but_you_will_perhaps.htm">But You Will, Perhaps, Say that the Gods are not Artificers...</a> ... Book III. 23 But you will, perhaps, say that the gods are not artificers? But you will, perhaps, say that the gods are not artificers ... /.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/23 but you will perhaps.htm<a href="/library/arnobius/the_seven_books_of_arnobius_against_the_heathen/16_but_you_will_perhaps.htm">But You Will, Perhaps, Say that the Gods have Indeed Other Forms.. ...</a> ... Book III. 16 But you will, perhaps, say that the gods have indeed other forms? But you will, perhaps, say that the gods have indeed ... /.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/16 but you will perhaps.htm<a href="/library/arnobius/the_seven_books_of_arnobius_against_the_heathen/10_but_you_will_perhaps.htm">But You Will Perhaps Say the Human Race Shuns and Execrates Such ...</a> ... Book V. 10 But you will perhaps say the human race shuns and execrates such unions? But you will perhaps say the human race shuns ... /.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/10 but you will perhaps.htm<a href="/library/arnobius/the_seven_books_of_arnobius_against_the_heathen/6_but_perhaps_those_seem.htm">But Perhaps those Seem to You Weak-Minded and Silly...</a> ... Book II. 6 But perhaps those seem to you weak-minded and silly? But perhaps those seem to you weak-minded and silly, who even ... /.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/6 but perhaps those seem.htm<a href="/library/arnobius/the_seven_books_of_arnobius_against_the_heathen/2_for_we__but.htm">For we -- But, Perhaps, You Would Rob and Deprive us of Common ...</a> ... Book IV. 2 For we " but, perhaps, you would rob and deprive us of common-sense " feel? For we"but, perhaps, you would rob ... /.../arnobius/the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/2 for we but.htm<a href="/library/arnobius/the_seven_books_of_arnobius_against_the_heathen/23_but_perhaps_as_you.htm">But Perhaps, as You Say, the Goddesses Took the Greatest Pleasure ...</a> ... Book VI. 23 But perhaps, as you say, the goddesses took the greatest pleasure in these lewd and? But perhaps, as you say, the ... /.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/23 but perhaps as you.htm<a href="/library/arnobius/the_seven_books_of_arnobius_against_the_heathen/36_but_you_will_perhaps.htm">But You Will Perhaps Say that These Allegories are not Found in ...</a> ... Book V. 36 But you will perhaps say that these allegories are not found in the whole body? But you will perhaps say that these ... /.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/36 but you will perhaps.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/p/perhaps.htm">Perhaps (89 Occurrences)</a> ... Noah Webster's Dictionary (adv.) By chance; peradventure; perchance; possibly. Multi-Version Concordance Perhaps (89 Occurrences). ... /p/perhaps.htm - 34k<a href="/topical/r/rabbah.htm">Rabbah (14 Occurrences)</a> ... Here the bedstead of Og was preserved (Deuteronomy 3:11), perhaps as a trophy of some victory gained by the Ammonites over the king of Bashan. ... /r/rabbah.htm - 19k<a href="/topical/e/excommunication.htm">Excommunication</a> ... `Delivering over to Satan' must also include some physical ill, perhaps culminating in death; as with Simon Magus (Acts 8:20), Elymas (Acts 13:11), Ananias ... /e/excommunication.htm - 15k<a href="/topical/d/dreamer.htm">Dreamer (4 Occurrences)</a> ... occurrence. Perhaps psychologically there can be no such thing as perfectly dreamless sleep. ... dreaming. He was perhaps inordinately ambitious. ... /d/dreamer.htm - 18k<a href="/topical/d/dream.htm">Dream (82 Occurrences)</a> ... occurrence. Perhaps psychologically there can be no such thing as perfectly dreamless sleep. ... dreaming. He was perhaps inordinately ambitious. ... /d/dream.htm - 47k<a href="/topical/m/magi.htm">Magi (4 Occurrences)</a> ... Rab mugi (apparently "commander"; compare tab mugi sa narkabti, "commander of chariots"), having no connection with "Magus" (unless perhaps Magians were ... /m/magi.htm - 26k<a href="/topical/a/abdon.htm">Abdon (8 Occurrences)</a> ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ABDON (1). ab'-don (`abhdon, perhaps "service"; Abdon): (1) A judge of Israel for eight years (Judges 12:13-15). ... /a/abdon.htm - 13k<a href="/topical/s/scroll.htm">Scroll (70 Occurrences)</a> ... It had been in use in Egypt for perhaps 2,000 years at the time when, according to the Pentateuch, the earliest Biblical books were written in this form. ... /s/scroll.htm - 32k<a href="/topical/t/tablet.htm">Tablet (7 Occurrences)</a> ... to receive writing. Stone, clay, wood and perhaps bronze, gold and lead tablets, at least, are mentioned in the Bible. In the Old ... /t/tablet.htm - 15k<a href="/topical/d/deutero-canonical.htm">Deutero-canonical</a> ... The Septuagint was perhaps the Greek Bible of New Testament times and it continued to be the Old Testament of the early church, and hence, these books were ... /d/deutero-canonical.htm - 14k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Baal-Peor.html">What was Baal Peor in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/abortion-healing-recovery.html">How can I experience healing and recovery after an abortion? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/selah.html">What does selah mean in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://clyx.com/term/perhaps.htm">Perhaps: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Perhaps (89 Occurrences)<a href="/matthew/5-25.htm">Matthew 5:25</a> 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. (WEB)<a href="/matthew/7-6.htm">Matthew 7:6</a> "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. (WEB)<a href="/matthew/13-15.htm">Matthew 13:15</a> 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.' (WEB)<a href="/matthew/13-29.htm">Matthew 13:29</a> "But he said,'No, lest perhaps while you gather up the darnel weeds, you root up the wheat with them. (WEB)<a href="/matthew/25-9.htm">Matthew 25:9</a> "'But perhaps,' replied the wise, 'there will not be enough for all of us. Go to the shops rather, and buy some for yourselves.' (WEY RSV)<a href="/matthew/27-64.htm">Matthew 27:64</a> 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." (WEB)<a href="/mark/4-12.htm">Mark 4:12</a> 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.'" (WEB)<a href="/mark/11-13.htm">Mark 11:13</a> 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. (WEB WEY DBY YLT NAS)<a href="/mark/14-2.htm">Mark 14:2</a> For they said, Not in the feast, lest perhaps there be a tumult of the people. (DBY)<a href="/luke/3-15.htm">Luke 3:15</a> As the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he was the Christ, (WEB RSV)<a href="/luke/4-11.htm">Luke 4:11</a> and,'On their hands they will bear you up, lest perhaps you dash your foot against a stone.'" (WEB)<a href="/luke/9-13.htm">Luke 9:13</a> But he said to them, "You give them something to eat." They said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we should go and buy food for all these people." (See NAS)<a href="/luke/12-58.htm">Luke 12:58</a> 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. (WEB)<a href="/luke/14-8.htm">Luke 14:8</a> "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, (WEB WEY DBY)<a href="/luke/14-12.htm">Luke 14:12</a> 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. (WEB WEY)<a href="/luke/14-29.htm">Luke 14:29</a> Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him, (WEB WEY WBS)<a href="/luke/20-13.htm">Luke 20:13</a> And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: perhaps when they see him they will respect him. (DBY YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/acts/5-39.htm">Acts 5:39</a> But if it is really from God, you will be powerless to put them down--lest perhaps you find yourselves to be actually fighting against God." (WEY YLT)<a href="/acts/8-22.htm">Acts 8:22</a> Repent therefore of this, your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you. (WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NIV)<a href="/acts/17-27.htm">Acts 17:27</a> 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. (WEB WEY YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/acts/27-12.htm">Acts 27:12</a> 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. (DBY)<a href="/romans/1-10.htm">Romans 1:10</a> always in my prayers beseeching, if by any means now at length I shall have a prosperous journey, by the will of God, to come unto you, (See NAS)<a href="/romans/2-15.htm">Romans 2:15</a> since they exhibit proof that a knowledge of the conduct which the Law requires is engraven on their hearts, while their consciences also bear witness to the Law, and their thoughts, as if in mutual discussion, accuse them or perhaps maintain their innocence-- (WEY RSV)<a href="/romans/5-7.htm">Romans 5:7</a> For one will hardly die for a righteous man. Yet perhaps for a righteous person someone would even dare to die. (WEB WEY DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/romans/11-21.htm">Romans 11:21</a> for if God the natural branches did not spare -- lest perhaps He also shall not spare thee. (YLT)<a href="/1_corinthians/7-5.htm">1 Corinthians 7:5</a> Do not refuse one another, unless perhaps it is just for a time and by mutual consent, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer and may then associate again; lest the Adversary begin to tempt you because of your deficiency in self-control. (WEY RSV)<a href="/1_corinthians/14-10.htm">1 Corinthians 14:10</a> There are, it may be, so many kinds of sounds in the world, and none of them is without meaning. (See NAS)<a href="/1_corinthians/15-37.htm">1 Corinthians 15:37</a> That which you sow, you don't sow the body that will be, but a bare grain, maybe of wheat, or of some other kind. (See NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_corinthians/16-6.htm">1 Corinthians 16:6</a> and I shall make some stay with you perhaps, or even spend the winter with you, in order that you may help me forward, whichever way I travel. (WEY DBY NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_corinthians/2-7.htm">2 Corinthians 2:7</a> So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow. (KJV WEY DBY WBS)<a href="/galatians/4-11.htm">Galatians 4:11</a> I am alarmed about you, and am afraid that I have perhaps bestowed labour upon you to no purpose. (WEY NAS)<a href="/1_thessalonians/3-5.htm">1 Thessalonians 3:5</a> 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. (DBY)<a href="/2_timothy/2-25.htm">2 Timothy 2:25</a> in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth, (WEB DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/philemon/1-15.htm">Philemon 1:15</a> For perhaps he was therefore separated from you for a while, that you would have him forever, (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/hebrews/2-1.htm">Hebrews 2:1</a> Therefore we ought to pay greater attention to the things that were heard, lest perhaps we drift away. (WEB)<a href="/hebrews/3-12.htm">Hebrews 3:12</a> Beware, brothers, lest perhaps there be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God; (WEB WEY)<a href="/hebrews/4-1.htm">Hebrews 4:1</a> Let us fear therefore, lest perhaps anyone of you should seem to have come short of a promise of entering into his rest. (WEB WEY)<a href="/genesis/16-2.htm">Genesis 16:2</a> and Sarai saith unto Abram, 'Lo, I pray thee, Jehovah hath restrained me from bearing, go in, I pray thee, unto my handmaid; perhaps I am built up from her;' and Abram hearkeneth to the voice of Sarai. (YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/genesis/18-24.htm">Genesis 18:24</a> There are perhaps fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not forgive the place for the sake of the fifty righteous that are therein? (DBY)<a href="/genesis/18-28.htm">Genesis 18:28</a> Perhaps there may want five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city on account of the five? And he said, If I shall find forty-five there, I will not destroy it. (DBY)<a href="/genesis/18-29.htm">Genesis 18:29</a> And he continued yet to speak with him, and said, Perhaps there may be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for the forty's sake. (DBY)<a href="/genesis/18-30.htm">Genesis 18:30</a> And he said, Oh, let not the Lord be angry that I speak! Perhaps there may be thirty found there. And he said, I will not do it if I find thirty there. (DBY)<a href="/genesis/18-31.htm">Genesis 18:31</a> And he said, Behold now, I have ventured to speak with the Lord. Perhaps there may be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for the twenty's sake. (DBY)<a href="/genesis/18-32.htm">Genesis 18:32</a> And he said, Oh, let not the Lord be angry, that I speak yet but this time! Perhaps there may be ten found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for the ten's sake. (DBY)<a href="/genesis/24-5.htm">Genesis 24:5</a> And the servant said to him, Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land: must I, then, bring thy son again in any case to the land from which thou hast removed? (DBY RSV)<a href="/genesis/24-39.htm">Genesis 24:39</a> And I said to my master, Perhaps the woman will not follow me? (DBY RSV)<a href="/genesis/27-12.htm">Genesis 27:12</a> My father perhaps will feel me, and I shall be in his sight as one who mocks him, and I shall bring a curse on me, and not a blessing. (DBY WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/genesis/32-20.htm">Genesis 32:20</a> You shall say,'Not only that, but behold, your servant, Jacob, is behind us.'" For, he said, "I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face. Perhaps he will accept me." (WEB DBY NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/38-11.htm">Genesis 38:11</a> Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son shall be grown; (for he said, Lest perhaps he die also as his brethren did:) and Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house. (WBS)<a href="/genesis/42-4.htm">Genesis 42:4</a> But Jacob didn't send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with his brothers; for he said, "Lest perhaps harm happen to him." (WEB WBS)<a href="/genesis/43-12.htm">Genesis 43:12</a> and take double money in your hand, and take back the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks. Perhaps it was an oversight. (WEB DBY NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/44-34.htm">Genesis 44:34</a> For how shall I return to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest perhaps I see the evil that shall come on my father. (WBS)<a href="/genesis/50-15.htm">Genesis 50:15</a> And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will perhaps hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did to him. (WBS)<a href="/exodus/13-17.htm">Exodus 13:17</a> It happened, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God didn't lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, "Lest perhaps the people change their minds when they see war, and they return to Egypt;" (WEB)<a href="/exodus/32-30.htm">Exodus 32:30</a> It happened on the next day, that Moses said to the people, "You have sinned a great sin. Now I will go up to Yahweh. Perhaps I shall make atonement for your sin." (WEB DBY NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/numbers/22-6.htm">Numbers 22:6</a> Please come now therefore curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: perhaps I shall prevail, that we may strike them, and that I may drive them out of the land; for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed." (WEB DBY NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/numbers/22-11.htm">Numbers 22:11</a> 'Behold, the people that is come out of Egypt, it covers the surface of the earth: now, come curse me them; perhaps I shall be able to fight against them, and shall drive them out.'" (WEB DBY NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/numbers/23-3.htm">Numbers 23:3</a> Balaam said to Balak, "Stand by your burnt offering, and I will go: perhaps Yahweh will come to meet me; and whatever he shows me I will tell you." He went to a bare height. (WEB DBY NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/numbers/23-27.htm">Numbers 23:27</a> Balak said to Balaam, "Come now, I will take you to another place; perhaps it will please God that you may curse me them from there." (WEB DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/9-7.htm">Joshua 9:7</a> And the men of Israel said to the Hivite, Perhaps thou dwellest in the midst of us, and how should I make a covenant with thee? (DBY NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/14-12.htm">Joshua 14:12</a> Now therefore give me this hill country, of which Yahweh spoke in that day; for you heard in that day how the Anakim were there, and great and fortified cities. It may be that Yahweh will be with me, and I shall drive them out, as Yahweh spoke." (See NAS)<a href="/1_samuel/6-5.htm">1 Samuel 6:5</a> Therefore you shall make images of your tumors, and images of your mice that mar the land; and you shall give glory to the God of Israel: perhaps he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land. (WEB DBY NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_samuel/9-6.htm">1 Samuel 9:6</a> He said to him, "See now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is a man who is held in honor. All that he says comes surely to pass. Now let us go there. Perhaps he can tell us concerning our journey whereon we go." (WEB DBY NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_samuel/14-6.htm">1 Samuel 14:6</a> And Jonathan said to the young man that bore his armour, Come, and let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised: perhaps Jehovah will work for us; for there is no restraint to Jehovah to save by many or by few. (DBY NAS NIV)<a href="/1_samuel/14-30.htm">1 Samuel 14:30</a> How much more, if perhaps the people had eaten freely today of the spoil of their enemies which they found? For now has there been no great slaughter among the Philistines." (WEB)<a href="/2_samuel/12-22.htm">2 Samuel 12:22</a> And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I thought, Who knows? perhaps Jehovah will be gracious to me, that the child may live. (DBY)<a href="/2_samuel/14-15.htm">2 Samuel 14:15</a> And now that I am come to speak of this thing to my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid; and thy bondmaid said, I will now speak to the king; perhaps the king will perform the request of his handmaid. (DBY NAS NIV)<a href="/2_samuel/16-12.htm">2 Samuel 16:12</a> It may be that Yahweh will look on the wrong done to me, and that Yahweh will repay me good for the cursing of me today." (See NAS)<a href="/1_kings/18-5.htm">1 Kings 18:5</a> Ahab said to Obadiah, "Go through the land, to all the springs of water, and to all the brooks. Perhaps we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, that we not lose all the animals." (WEB DBY NAS RSV)<a href="/1_kings/18-27.htm">1 Kings 18:27</a> It happened at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, "Cry aloud; for he is a god. Either he is musing, or he has gone aside, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he sleeps and must be awakened." (WEB DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_kings/20-31.htm">1 Kings 20:31</a> And his servants said to him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel; perhaps he will save thy life. (DBY NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_kings/2-16.htm">2 Kings 2:16</a> They said to him, "See now, there are with your servants fifty strong men. Let them go, please, and seek your master. Perhaps the Spirit of Yahweh has taken him up, and put him on some mountain, or into some valley. He said, "You shall not send them." (WEB DBY WBS NAS NIV)<a href="/2_kings/19-4.htm">2 Kings 19:4</a> It may be Yahweh your God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to defy the living God, and will rebuke the words which Yahweh your God has heard. Therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.'" (See NAS)<a href="/job/1-5.htm">Job 1:5</a> and it cometh to pass, when they have gone round the days of the banquet, that Job doth send and sanctify them, and hath risen early in the morning, and caused to ascend burnt-offerings -- the number of them all -- for Job said, 'Perhaps my sons have sinned, yet blessed God in their heart.' Thus doth Job all the days. (YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/isaiah/37-4.htm">Isaiah 37:4</a> It may be that the Lord your God will give ear to the words of the Rab-shakeh, whom the king of Assyria, his master, has sent to say evil things against the living God, and will make his words come to nothing: so make your prayer for the rest of the people. (See NAS)<a href="/isaiah/44-14.htm">Isaiah 44:14</a> He has cedars cut down for himself, he takes an oak and lets it get strong among the trees of the wood; he has an ash-tree planted, and the rain gives it growth. (See NIV)<a href="/isaiah/47-12.htm">Isaiah 47:12</a> Go on now with your secret arts, and all your wonder-working, to which you have given yourself up from your earliest days; it may be that they will be of profit to you, or by them you may put fear into your attackers. (See NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/20-10.htm">Jeremiah 20:10</a> For I have heard the defaming of many, terror on every side. Denounce, and we will denounce him, say all my familiar friends, those who watch for my fall; perhaps he will be persuaded, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him. (WEB WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/21-2.htm">Jeremiah 21:2</a> Please inquire of Yahweh for us; for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon makes war against us: perhaps Yahweh will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us. (WEB YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/26-3.htm">Jeremiah 26:3</a> It may be they will listen, and turn every man from his evil way; that I may repent me of the evil which I purpose to do to them because of the evil of their doings. (See NAS NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/36-3.htm">Jeremiah 36:3</a> It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do to them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin. (See NAS NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/36-7.htm">Jeremiah 36:7</a> It may be they will present their supplication before Yahweh, and will return everyone from his evil way; for great is the anger and the wrath that Yahweh has pronounced against this people. (See NAS NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/51-8.htm">Jeremiah 51:8</a> Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: wail for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed. (See NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/lamentations/3-29.htm">Lamentations 3:29</a> Let him put his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be hope. (See NAS)<a href="/ezekiel/12-3.htm">Ezekiel 12:3</a> Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for exile, and remove as though for exile by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight; it may be they will perceive, for they are a rebellious house. (See NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/daniel/4-27.htm">Daniel 4:27</a> Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and thy sins by righteousness break off, and thy perversity by pitying the poor, lo, it is a lengthening of thine ease. (See RSV)<a href="/amos/5-15.htm">Amos 5:15</a> Hate evil, love good, and establish justice in the courts. It may be that Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph." (See NAS NIV)<a href="/jonah/1-6.htm">Jonah 1:6</a> And the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, sleeper? arise, call upon thy God; perhaps God will think upon us, that we perish not. (DBY NAS RSV)<a href="/zephaniah/2-3.htm">Zephaniah 2:3</a> Seek Yahweh, all you humble of the land, who have kept his ordinances. Seek righteousness. Seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden in the day of Yahweh's anger. 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