241 verses contain “mean” (in the KJV: 113, in the BSB: 150) — showing 101–200
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And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.
My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them.
So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
The captain approached him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call upon your God. Perhaps this God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”
The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples
But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.
And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.
Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, who questioned Him: “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.
Meanwhile, the apostles gathered around Jesus and brought Him news of all they had done and taught.
And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.
So they kept this matter to themselves, discussing what it meant to rise from the dead.
And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?
Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant.
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.
Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.
Meanwhile the older son was in the field, and as he approached the house, he heard music and dancing.
And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.
So he called one of the servants and asked what was going on.
And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.
But the disciples did not understand any of these things. The meaning was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what He was saying.
And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.
When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening.
And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?
But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?
And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him.
Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?
Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”
In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.
Meanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, eat something.”
What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?
What does He mean by saying, ‘You will look for Me, but you will not find Me,’ and, ‘Where I am, you cannot come’?”
Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:
Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory means nothing. The One who glorifies Me is My Father, of whom you say ‘He is our God.’
But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.
But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”
Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.
Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews learned that Jesus was there. And they came not only because of Him, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake.
The disciples looked at one another, perplexed as to which of them He meant.
The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, and of his doctrine.
Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about His disciples and His teaching.
Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.
Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).
And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul.
They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest
Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.
Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.
For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
For you are bringing some strange notions to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.”
Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.
We boarded an Adramyttian ship about to sail for ports along the coast of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.
And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.
And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,
Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.
Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.
in my prayers at all times, asking that now at last by God’s will I may succeed in coming to you.
Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)
So they show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts either accusing or defending them
And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.
So I discovered that the very commandment that was meant to bring life actually brought death.
Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?
The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.
But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man’s conscience?
the other one’s conscience, I mean, not your own. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience?
There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.
Assuredly, there are many different languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning.
When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay?
When I planned this, did I do it carelessly? Or do I make my plans by human standards, so as to say “Yes, yes” when I really mean “No, no”?
Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.
Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.
Now therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have.
Now finish the work, so that you may complete it just as eagerly as you began, according to your means.
For I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened:
It is not our intention that others may be relieved while you are burdened, but that there may be equality.
And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.
Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.
And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.
For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything. What counts is a new creation.
(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth?
But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.
But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know.
If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.
and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead.
For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed.
Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.
Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.