lest KJV

“Lest” is in the King James Bible 240 times, in 229 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

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Matthew
  1. 26:5 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.
  2. 27:64 Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.
Mark
  1. 3:9 And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.
  2. 4:12 That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
  3. 13:5 And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you:
  4. 13:36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
  5. 14:2 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people.
  6. 14:38 Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.
Luke
  1. 4:11 And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
  2. 8:12 Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.
  3. 12:58 When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.
  4. 14:8 When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
  5. 14:12 Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
  6. 14:29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
  7. 16:28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
  8. 18:5 Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
  9. 21:34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
  10. 22:46 And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
John
  1. 3:20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
  2. 5:14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.
  3. 12:35 Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
  4. 12:42 Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:
  5. 18:28 Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.
Acts
  1. 5:26 Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.
  2. 5:39 But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
  3. 13:40 Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;
  4. 23:10 And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
  5. 27:17 Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.
  6. 27:29 Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
  7. 27:42 And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
  8. 28:27 For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
Romans
  1. 11:21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.
  2. 11:25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
  3. 15:20 Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:
1 Corinthians
  1. 1:15 Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.
  2. 1:17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
  3. 8:9 But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.
  4. 8:13 Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
  5. 9:12 If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.
  6. 9:27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
  7. 10:12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
2 Corinthians
  1. 2:3 And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.
  2. 2:7 So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
  3. 2:11 Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
  4. 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
  5. 9:3 Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready:
  6. 9:4 Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.
  7. 11:3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
  8. 12:6 For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me.
  9. 12:7 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

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