'Referring' in the Bible
So He let him alone. At that time she said, “You are a bridegroom of blood,” referring to the circumcision.
She named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” referring to the capture of the ark of God and to the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband.
They observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with joy, for the Lord had caused them to rejoice and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them, so that he encouraged them and strengthened their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
The following events happened in the days of Ahasuerus. (I am referring to that Ahasuerus who used to rule over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces extending all the way from India to Ethiopia.)
He was the one the prophet Isaiah was referring to when he said, "He is a voice calling out in the wilderness: "Prepare the way for the Lord! Make his paths straight!'"
Therefore, I will have Him whipped and then release Him.”
Then beginning with Moses and [throughout] all the [writings of the] prophets, He explained and interpreted for them the things referring to Himself [found] in all the Scriptures.
He was referring to Judas, Simon Iscariot’s son, one of the Twelve, because he was going to betray Him.
The disciples began looking at one another, at a loss to know to which of them He was referring.
So Simon Peter gestured to this disciple to ask Jesus who it was he was referring to.
I did not mean the immoral people of this world or the greedy and swindlers or idolaters; otherwise you would have to leave the world.
Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say “and to seeds,” as though referring to many, but referring to one, and to your seed, who is Christ.
By referring to this, when you read you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
(these things all perish with use)—in accordance with the commandments and teachings of men.
And concerning the angels He says,“Who makes His angels winds,And His ministering servants flames of fire [to do His bidding].”
They tried to find out what era or specific time the Spirit of the Messiah in them kept referring to when he predicted the sufferings of the Messiah and the glories that would follow.