'Means' in the Bible

What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Absolutely not! Certainly, I would not have known sin except through the law. For indeed I would not have known what it means to desire something belonging to someone else if the law had not said, "Do not covet."

This means it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God; rather, the children of promise are counted as descendants.

Now if their transgression means riches for the world and their defeat means riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their full restoration bring?