21 Bible Verses about Meaning

And the people said to me, "Will you not tell us what these things mean for us, that you are acting thus?"

that this may be a sign among you. When your children ask in time to come, 'What do those stones mean to you?'

And he said to the people of Israel, "When your children ask their fathers in times to come, 'What do these stones mean?'

For you bring some strange things to our ears. We wish to know therefore what these things mean."

"Say now to the rebellious house, Do you not know what these things mean? Tell them, behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took her king and her princes and brought them to him to Babylon.

And when your people say to you, 'Will you not tell us what you mean by these?'

"When your son asks you in time to come, 'What is the meaning of the testimonies and the statutes and the rules that the LORD our God has commanded you?'

Esau said, "What do you mean by all this company that I met?" Jacob answered, "To find favor in the sight of my lord."

And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shouting, they said, "What does this great shouting in the camp of the Hebrews mean?" And when they learned that the ark of the LORD had come to the camp,

When Eli heard the sound of the outcry, he said, "What is this uproar?" Then the man hurried and came and told Eli.

"Then I desired to know the truth about the fourth beast, which was different from all the rest, exceedingly terrifying, with its teeth of iron and claws of bronze, and which devoured and broke in pieces and stamped what was left with its feet,

And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant,

What does he mean by saying, 'You will seek me and you will not find me,' and, 'Where I am you cannot come'?"

So they were saying, "What does he mean by 'a little while'? We do not know what he is talking about."

And all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, "What does this mean?"

Now there was in Joppa a disciple named Tabitha, which, translated, means Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts of charity.

But Elymas the magician (for that is the meaning of his name) opposed them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

There are doubtless many different languages in the world, and none is without meaning,

but if I do not know the meaning of the language, I will be a foreigner to the speaker and the speaker a foreigner to me.