G3379–μήποτε–mēpote

If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down; for it is in the Writings, He will give his angels care over you; and, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

Come to an agreement quickly with him who has a cause against you at law, while you are with him on the way, for fear that he may give you up to the judge and the judge may give you to the police and you may be put into prison.

μήποτέ mēpote “otherwise”

Do not give that which is holy to the dogs, or put your jewels before pigs, for fear that they will be crushed under foot by the pigs whose attack will then be made against you.

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

For the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their eyes and give hearing with their ears and become wise in their hearts and be turned again to me, so that I mig

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

But he says, No, for fear that by chance while you take up the evil plants, you may be rooting up the grain with them.

μήποτε mēpote “lest when”

And Jesus got his disciples together and said, I have pity for the people, because they have now been with me three days and have no food: and I will not send them away without food, or they will have no strength for the journey.

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

But the wise made answer, saying, There may not be enough for us and you; it would be better for you to go to the traders and get oil for yourselves.

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

Give orders, then, that the place where his body is may be made safe till the third day, for fear that his disciples come and take him away secretly and say to the people, He has come back from the dead: and the last error will be worse than the first.

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

So that seeing they may see, and it will not be clear to them; and hearing it, they will not get the sense; for fear that they may be turned again to me and have forgiveness.

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

But they said, Not while the feast is going on, for fear there may be trouble among the people.

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

And while the people were waiting, and all men were questioning in their hearts about John, if he was the Christ or not,

μήποτε mēpote “whether”

And, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

For if anyone has a cause at law against you, and you are going with him before the ruler, make an attempt, on the way, to come to an agreement with him, for if you do not, he may take you before the judge and the judge will give you up to the police, an

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

When you get a request to come to a feast, do not take the best seat, for a more important man than you may be coming,

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

And he said to the master of the house, When you give a feast, do not send for your friends and your brothers and your family or your neighbours who have wealth, for they may give a feast for you, and so you will get a reward.

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

For fear that if he makes a start and is not able to go on with it to the end, all who see it will be laughing at him,

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

But give attention to yourselves, for fear that your hearts become over-full of the pleasures of food and wine, and the cares of this life, and that day may come on you suddenly, and take you as in a net:

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

And here he is talking openly and they say nothing to him! Is it possible that the rulers have knowledge that this is truly the Christ?

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

But if it is of God, you will not be able to overcome them, and you are in danger of fighting against God.

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

For the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their eyes and give hearing with their ears and become wise in their hearts and be turned again to me, so that I mig

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

Gently guiding those who go against the teaching; if by chance God may give them a change of heart and true knowledge,

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

For this reason there is the more need for us to give attention to the things which have come to our ears, for fear that by chance we might be slipping away.

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

My brothers, take care that there is not by chance in any one of you an evil heart without belief, turning away from the living God:

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

Let us then, though we still have God's word that we may come into his rest, go in fear that some of you may be unable to do so.

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”