'Mean' in the Bible

And when your children say to you, "What does this ritual mean?'

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,'

You love those who hate you and hate those who love you! You've made it abundantly clear today that your officers and the men under them mean nothing to you! I've learned today that you would rather have Absalom alive today and all the rest of us dead!

"What is mankind, that he can be blameless? Or does being born of a woman mean he'll be in the right?

"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.

"Cry and wail, you Son of Man! It's headed against my people. It's also against all the princes of Israel, who have been tossed to the sword, along with my people. So it's time to grieve like you mean it,

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

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

The angel who had been speaking with me answered by asking, "You don't know what these mean, do you?" So I responded, "No, sir."

But Jesus looked at them and asked, "What does this text mean: "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone'?

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'?"

Jesus answered, "If I were trying to glorify myself, my glory would mean nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say, "He is our God.'

At this point, some of his disciples asked each other, "What does he mean by telling us, "In a little while you will no longer see me, then in a little while you will see me again,' and, "because I am going to the Father'?"

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

While Peter was still at a loss to know what the vision he had seen could mean, the men sent by Cornelius asked for Simon's house and went to the gate.

At this Paul replied, "What do you mean by crying and breaking my heart? I'm ready not only to be tied up in Jerusalem but even to die for the name of the Lord Jesus!"

The men standing near him asked, "Do you mean to insult God's high priest?"

What, then, does this mean? Are we Jews any better off? Not at all! For we have already accused everyone, both Jews and Greeks, of being under the power of sin.

What, then, does this mean? Should we go on sinning because we are not under Law but under grace? Of course not!

What, then, does this mean? It means that Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking, but the selected group obtained it while the rest were hardened.

Now if their stumbling means riches for the world, and if their fall means riches for the gentiles, how much more will their full participation mean!

This is what I mean: Each of you is saying, "I belong to Paul," or "I belong to Apollos," or "I belong to Cephas," or "I belong to the Messiah."

This is what I mean, brothers: The time is short. From now on, those who have wives should live as though they had none,

I mean, of course, his conscience, not yours. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else's conscience?

What does this mean? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing psalms with my spirit, but I will also sing psalms with my mind.

What, then, does this mean, brothers? When you gather, everyone has a psalm, teaching, revelation, foreign language, or interpretation. Everything must be done for upbuilding.

Brothers, this is what I mean: Mortal bodies cannot inherit the kingdom of God, and what decays cannot inherit what does not decay.

Now if we, while trying to be justified by the Messiah, have been found to be sinners, does that mean that the Messiah is serving the interests of sin? Of course not!

This is what I mean: The Law that came 430 years later did not cancel the covenant that God ratified previously. The promise was never nullified.

Now what does this "he went up" mean except that he also had gone down into the lower parts of the earth?

Above all, brothers, do not swear oaths by heaven, by earth, or by any other object. Instead, let your "Yes" mean yes and your "No" mean no! Otherwise, you may fall under condemnation.