21 Bible Verses about Meaning

Then the people told me, "Are you going to explain what these things that you're doing should mean to us?"

Let this serve as a sign among you, so that when your children ask in times to come, "What do these stones mean to you,'

Then he told the Israelis, "When your descendants ask their parents in years to come, "What is the meaning of these stones?'

It sounds rather strange to our ears, and we would like to know what it means."

"Tell my rebellious house, "Don't you know what these things mean? Look! The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, captured her king and princes, and took them with him to Babylon.

When the descendants of your people ask you, "Would you please explain to us what you mean by this?'

"When your son asks you in the future, "What is the meaning of the instructions, decrees, and ordinances that the LORD our God commanded you?'

Then Esau asked, "What are all these livestock for?" "To solicit favor from you, sir," Jacob answered.

When the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they asked, "What is this noise coming from shouting in the camp of the Hebrews?" Then they realized that the Ark of the LORD had come into the camp,

Eli heard the sound of the cry and asked, "What is the meaning of this commotion?" Then the man quickly came and told Eli.

"I wanted to learn the precise significance of the fourth animal that was different from all the others, extremely awe-inspiring, with iron teeth and bronze claws, and that had devoured and crushed things, trampling under its feet whatever remained.

Then his disciples began to ask him what this parable meant.

What does this statement mean that he said, "You'll look for me but won't find me,' and, "Where I am, you cannot come'?"

They kept saying, "What is this "in a little while' that he keeps talking about? We don't know what he means."

All of them continued to be stunned and puzzled, and they kept asking one another, "What can this mean?"

In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas. She was known for her good actions and acts of charity that she was always doing.

But Elymas the occult practitioner (that is the meaning of his name) continued to oppose them and tried to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

There are, I suppose, many different languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning.

If I don't know the meaning of the language, I will be a foreigner to the speaker and the speaker will be a foreigner to me.