'Means' in the Bible

And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.

When they had no means of repaying [the debts], he freely forgave them both. So which of them will love him more?”

and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others who were contributing to their support out of their private means.

And [while] a large crowd was gathering and [they] were going to him from town [after town], he spoke by means of a parable:

"Now this is what the parable means. The seed is God's word.

That which fell among the thorns means those who have heard, but as they go on their way, the Message is stifled by the anxieties, wealth and gaieties of time, and they yield nothing in perfection.

But as for that in the good ground, it means those who, having listened to the Message with open minds and in a right spirit, hold it fast, and patiently yield a return.

They also which saw it told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed.

Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the very last mite.

Just at that time there came some Pharisees who warned Him, saying, "Leave this place and continue your journey; Herod means to kill you."

and thou shalt be blessed; for they have not the means to recompense thee; for it shall be recompensed thee in the resurrection of the just.

For which one of you, when he wants to build a watchtower [for his guards], does not first sit down and calculate the cost, to see if he has enough to finish it?

And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of the unrighteous money so that when it fails, they may welcome you into eternal dwellings.

And day after day He taught in the Temple, while the High Priests and the Scribes were devising some means of destroying Him, as were also the leading men of the people.

For these all put [gifts] into the offering out of their abundance, but this [woman] out of her poverty put in all the means of subsistence that she had."

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away.

for I tell you, I will no longer by any means eat of it until it is fulfilled in the Kingdom of God."

He said, "I tell you, Peter, the rooster will by no means crow today until you deny that you know me three times."