'Means' in the Bible
And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,are by no means least among the leaders of Judah:because out of you will come a leaderwho will shepherd My people Israel.”
Go and learn what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice. For I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
If you had known what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the innocent.
He answered them, “Because the secrets of the kingdom of heaven have been given for you to know, but it has not been given to them.
“Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever takes an oath by the sanctuary, it means nothing. But whoever takes an oath by the gold of the sanctuary is bound by his oath.’
Also, ‘Whoever takes an oath by the altar, it means nothing. But whoever takes an oath by the gift that is on it is bound by his oath.’
When they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Skull Place),