21 Bible Verses about Meaning

And the people said to me, "Will you not make known to us what these [things] that you are doing [mean] for us?"

so that this may be a reminder among you. When your children ask in the future, saying, '{What do these stones mean to you}?'

And he said to the {Israelites}, "When your children ask in the future {their parents}, '{What is the meaning of these stones}?'

For you are bringing some astonishing things to our ears. Therefore we want to know what {these things mean}."

"Say now to the rebellious house of Israel, 'Do you not know what these [are]?' Say, 'Look! The king of Babylon will come [to] Jerusalem, and he will take its king and its officials, and he will bring them to himself, [to] Babylon.

{When} {your people} say to you, {saying}, 'Will you not inform us [as to] what these [actions] mean for you?'

"When your child asks you in the future, {saying}, 'What [is the meaning of] the legal provisions and the rules and the regulations that Yahweh our God commanded for you?'

And he said, "{What do you mean by} all this company that I have met?" Then he said, "To find favor in the eyes of my lord."

When [the] Philistines heard the noise of the shouting, they said, "What [is] the noise of this loud shouting in the camp of the Hebrews?" Then they learned that the ark of Yahweh had come into the camp.

When Eli heard the noise of the outcry, he said, "What [is] the noise of this commotion?" Then the man {came quickly} and told Eli.

"Then I desired to make certain concerning the fourth beast that was different from {all the others}--exceedingly terrifying, with its iron teeth and its claws of bronze; it devoured and crushed [and] stamped the remainder with its feet--

And his disciples asked him what this parable meant.

What is this saying that he said, 'You will seek me and will not find [me], and where I am, you cannot come'?"

So they kept on saying, "What is this that he is saying, 'A little [while]'? We do not understand what he is speaking about!"

And all were amazed and greatly perplexed, saying {to one another}, "{What can this mean?}"

Now in Joppa there was a certain female disciple {named} Tabitha (which translated means "Dorcas"). She was full of good deeds and charitable giving which she was constantly doing.

But Elymas the magician (for his name is translated in this way) opposed them, attempting to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

There are probably so many kinds of languages in the world, and none without meaning.

Therefore, if I do not know the meaning of the language, I will be a barbarian to the one who is speaking, and the one who is speaking [will be] a barbarian in my [judgment].