G3379–μήποτε–mēpote

and says to him, If thou be Son of God cast thyself down; for it is written, He shall give charge to his angels concerning thee, and on [ergänzt: their] hands shall they bear thee, lest in anywise thou strike thy foot against a stone.

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

Make friends with thine adverse party quickly, whilst thou art in the way with him; lest some time the adverse party deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

μήποτέ mēpote “otherwise”

Give not that which is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the swine, lest they trample them with their feet, and turning round rend you.

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

for the heart of this people has grown fat, and they have heard heavily with their ears, and they have closed their eyes as asleep, lest they should see with the eyes, and hear with the ears, and understand with the heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

But he said, No; lest [ergänzt: in] gathering the darnel ye should root up the wheat with it.

μήποτε mēpote “lest when”

But Jesus, having called his disciples to [ergänzt: him], said, I have compassion on the crowd, because they have stayed with me already three days and they have not anything they can eat, and I would not send them away fasting lest they should faint on the way.

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

But the prudent answered saying, [ergänzt: We cannot,] lest it might not suffice for us and for you. Go rather to those that sell, and buy for yourselves.

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

Command therefore that the sepulchre be secured until the third day, lest his disciples should come and steal him away, and say to the people, He is risen from the dead; and the last error shall be worse than the first.

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

that beholding they may behold and not see, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest it may be, they should be converted and they should be forgiven.

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

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

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

But as the people were in expectation, and all were reasoning in their hearts concerning John whether *he* might be the Christ,

μήποτε mēpote “whether”

and on [ergänzt: their] hands shall they bear thee, lest in any wise thou strike thy foot against a stone.

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

For as thou goest with thine adverse party before a magistrate, strive in the way to be reconciled with him, lest he drag thee away to the judge, and the judge shall deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

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,

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

And he said also to him that had invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsfolk, nor rich neighbours, lest it may be they also should invite thee in return, and a recompense be made thee.

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

in order that, having laid the foundation of it, and not being able to finish it, all who see it do not begin to mock at him,

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

But take heed to yourselves lest possibly your hearts be laden with surfeiting and drinking and cares of life, and that day come upon you suddenly unawares;

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

and behold, he speaks openly, and they say nothing to him. Have the rulers then indeed recognised that this is the Christ?

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

but if it be from God, ye will not be able to put them down, lest ye be found also fighters against God.

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

For the heart of this people has become fat, and they hear heavily with their ears, and they have closed their eyes; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

in meekness setting right those who oppose, if God perhaps may sometime give them repentance to acknowledgment of [ergänzt: the] truth,

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

For this reason we should give heed more abundantly to the things [ergänzt: we have] heard, lest in any way we should slip away.

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

See, brethren, lest there be in any one of you a wicked heart of unbelief, in turning away from [ergänzt: the] living God.

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left of entering into his rest, any one of you might seem to have failed [ergänzt: of it].

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”