Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Mean’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘Mean’ occurs 103 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book Genesis
Genesis 3:4 Then the serpent said to the woman: “By no means will you die a death.Genesis 3:4
Genesis 4:15 And the Lord said to him: “By no means will it be so; rather, whoever would kill Cain, will be punished sevenfold.” And the Lord placed a seal upon Cain, so that anyone who found him would not put him to death.Genesis 4:15
Genesis 37:10 And when he had related this to his father and brothers, his father rebuked him, and he said: “What does it mean to you, this dream that you have seen? Should I, and your mother, and your brothers reverence you upon the earth?”Genesis 37:10
Number of the word / term Mean in Genesis: 3
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book Exodus
Exodus 9:28 Pray to the Lord, so that the thundering of God and the hail may cease, so that I may release you, and so that you may by no means remain here any longer.”Exodus 9:28
Exodus 16:15 When the sons of Israel had seen it, they said one to another: “Manhu?” which means “What is this?” For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them: “This is the bread that the Lord has given you to eat.Exodus 16:15
Exodus 22:3 But if he did this when the sun was risen, he has perpetrated a homicide, and he shall die. If he does not have the means to make restitution for the theft, he shall be sold.Exodus 22:3
Number of the word / term Mean in Exodus: 3
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book Leviticus
Leviticus 16:21 And placing both hands upon its head, let him confess all the iniquities of the sons of Israel, and all of their offenses and sins. And calling these down upon its head, he shall send it away, by means of a man prepared to do so, into the desert.Leviticus 16:21
Leviticus 17:15 The soul who eats what has died on its own, or what has been caught by a beast, whether he is native born or a newcomer, shall wash his clothes and himself with water, and he shall be contaminated until evening. And by this means he shall be made clean.Leviticus 17:15
Leviticus 25:54 But if, by these means, he will not be able to be redeemed, then in the year of the Jubilee he shall depart with his children.Leviticus 25:54
Leviticus 27:8 If he is poor, and he does not have the means to pay the estimation, he shall stand before the priest, and however much he will value him and see that he is able to pay, so much shall he give.Leviticus 27:8
Number of the word / term Mean in Leviticus: 4
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book Numbers
Numbers 13:31 Yet truly, the others, who had been with him, were saying, “By no means are we able to ascend to this people, because they are stronger than we are.”Numbers 13:31
Numbers 19:18 And into it a man who is clean shall dip hyssop, and he shall sprinkle from it the entire tent, and all its articles, and the men who were polluted by means of contact.Numbers 19:18
Numbers 24:1 And when Balaam had seen that it was pleasing to the Lord that he should bless Israel, he by no means went out as he had gone before, to seek divination. But directing his face opposite the desert,Numbers 24:1
Numbers 25:18 for they, too, have behaved with hostility against you, and they have deceived you insidiously by means of the idol Peor, and by Cozbi, the daughter of a commander of Midian, their sister, who was struck down in the day of the scourge because of the sacrilege of Peor.”Numbers 25:18
Numbers 35:32 Exiles and fugitives, prior to the death of the high priest, are by no means able to be returned to their own cities.Numbers 35:32
Number of the word / term Mean in Numbers: 5
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 4:34 whether God has acted so as to enter and take for himself a nation from the midst of the nations, by means of tests, signs, and wonders, by means of fighting, and a strong hand, and an outstretched arm, and terrible visions, in accord with all the things which the Lord your God has accomplished for you in Egypt, in the sight of your eyes.Deuteronomy 4:34
Deuteronomy 6:20 And when your son will ask you tomorrow, saying: ‘What do these testimonies and ceremonies and judgments mean, which the Lord our God has entrusted to us?’Deuteronomy 6:20
Deuteronomy 8:4 Your garment, with which you were covered, has by no means decayed due to age, and your foot has not been worn down, even to this fortieth year,Deuteronomy 8:4
Deuteronomy 15:13 And when you grant his freedom, you shall by no means permit him to go away empty.Deuteronomy 15:13
Deuteronomy 19:20 Then the others, upon hearing this, will be afraid, and they will by no means dare to do such things.Deuteronomy 19:20
Number of the word / term Mean in Deuteronomy: 5
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book Joshua
Joshua 4:6 so that it may be a sign among you. And when your sons will ask you, tomorrow, saying, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’Joshua 4:6
Joshua 4:21 And he said to the sons of Israel: “When your sons will question their fathers, tomorrow, and they will say to them, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’Joshua 4:21
Joshua 24:21 And the people said to Joshua, “By no means will it be as you are saying, but we will serve the Lord.”Joshua 24:21
Number of the word / term Mean in Joshua: 3
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book Judges
Judges 11:23 Therefore, it was the Lord, the God of Israel, who overthrew the Amorites, by means of his people Israel fighting against them. And now you wish to possess his land?Judges 11:23
Judges 14:15 And when the seventh day had arrived, they said to the wife of Samson: “Coax your husband, and persuade him to reveal to you what the proposition means. But if you are not willing to do so, we will burn you and your father’s house. Or have you called us to the wedding in order to despoil us?”Judges 14:15
Judges 20:16 who were seven hundred very strong men, fighting with the left hand as well as with the right hand, and casting stones from a sling so accurately that they were able to strike even a hair, and the path of the stone would by no means miss to either side.Judges 20:16
Number of the word / term Mean in Judges: 3
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book 1 Samuel
1 Samuel 1:15 Responding, Hannah said: “By no means, my lord. For I am an exceedingly unhappy woman, and I drank neither wine, nor anything that can inebriate. Instead, I have poured out my soul in the sight of the Lord.1 Samuel 1:15
1 Samuel 2:16 And the one who was immolating would say to him, “First, allow the fat to be burned today, according to custom, and then take for yourself whatever your soul desires.” But in response, he would say to him: “By no means. For you will give it to me now, otherwise I will take it by force.”1 Samuel 2:16
1 Samuel 6:9 And you shall watch. And if, indeed, it ascends by the way of his own parts, toward Beth-shemesh, then he has done this great evil to us. But if not, then we shall know that it is by no means his hand that has touched us, but instead it happened by chance.”1 Samuel 6:9
1 Samuel 8:19 But the people were not willing to listen to the voice of Samuel. Instead, they said: “By no means! For there shall be a king over us,1 Samuel 8:19
1 Samuel 10:19 But today you have rejected your God, who alone saved you from all your evils and tribulations. And you have said: ‘By no means! Instead, appoint a king over us.’ Now therefore, stand in the sight of the Lord, by your tribes and by your families.”1 Samuel 10:19
1 Samuel 12:12 Then, seeing that Nahash, the king of the sons of Ammon, had arrived against you, you said to me, ‘By no means! Instead, a king shall reign over us,’ even though the Lord your God was reigning over you.1 Samuel 12:12
1 Samuel 13:14 But by no means shall your kingdom rise up any more. The Lord has sought for himself a man according to his own heart. And him the Lord has instructed to be the leader over his people, because you have not kept what the Lord has instructed.”1 Samuel 13:14
1 Samuel 20:2 And he said to him: “May this not be! You shall not die. For my father will not do anything, great or small, without first revealing it to me. Therefore, has my father concealed this word solely from me? By no means shall this be!”1 Samuel 20:2
Number of the word / term Mean in 1 Samuel: 8
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book 2 Samuel
2 Samuel 3:33 And the king, mourning and lamenting Abner, said: “By no means has Abner died the way that cowards usually die.2 Samuel 3:33
2 Samuel 14:11 And she said, “Let the king remember the Lord his God, so that close blood relatives may not be multiplied in order to take revenge, and so that they may by no means kill my son.” And he said, “As the Lord lives, not one hair from your son shall fall to the ground.”2 Samuel 14:11
2 Samuel 16:18 And Hushai responded to Absalom: “By no means! For I will be his, whom the Lord has chosen. And I, and all this people, and all of Israel, will remain with him.2 Samuel 16:18
2 Samuel 22:13 By means of the brightness of his glance, coals of fire were kindled.2 Samuel 22:13
Number of the word / term Mean in 2 Samuel: 4
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book 1 Kings
1 Kings 1:43 And Jonathan answered Adonijah: “By no means. For our lord king David has appointed Solomon as king.1 Kings 1:43
Number of the word / term Mean in 1 Kings: 1
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book 2 Kings
2 Kings 6:12 And one of his servants said: “By no means, my lord the king! Rather it is the prophet Elisha, who is in Israel, who is revealing to the king of Israel every word whatsoever that you will speak in your conclave.”2 Kings 6:12
Number of the word / term Mean in 2 Kings: 1
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 21:24 And king David said to him: “By no means shall it be so. Instead, I will give money to you, as much as it is worth. For I must not take it from you, and thereby offer to the Lord holocausts that cost nothing.”1 Chronicles 21:24
Number of the word / term Mean in 1 Chronicles: 1
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book Esther
Esther 3:13 These were sent by the king’s messengers to all the provinces, so as to kill and destroy all the Jews, from children all the way to the elderly, even little children and women, on one day, that is, on the thirteenth of the twelfth month, which is called Adar, and to plunder their goods, even their necessities. And this was the text of the letter: “Artaxerxes, the great king from India all the way to Ethiopia, to the leaders and generals of the one hundred twenty-seven provinces, which are subject to his authority, greetings. Although I have reigned over many nations and subjugated the whole world under my realm, I was by no means willing to abuse the greatness of this power, but to govern my subjects with clemency and leniency, so that they would settle into a quiet life, apart from any terror, and delight in peace, as all mortals would choose to do. Yet, in asking my counselors how this might be able to be accomplished, one who excelled the others in wisdom and fidelity, and who was second after the king, named Haman, explained to me that there was a people, scattered throughout the whole world, that used strange laws, and, acting against the customs of all peoples, despised the commandments of kings and violated the harmony of all nations with their dissension. When we had learned this, seeing one nation rebellious against all mankind, having overthrown the usefulness of laws, and going against our orders, and disturbing the peace and harmony of the provinces subject to us, we commanded that whomever Haman, who is chief over all the provinces, and second after the king, and whom we honor in the place of a father, whomever he would point out should be destroyed by their enemies, with their wives and children, and that no one may take pity on them, on the fourteenth day of the twelfth month Adar of this present year, so that these guilty men, all on one day, may go down to the underworld, restoring to our empire the peace that they had disturbed.”Esther 3:13
Esther 9:24 For Haman, the son of Hammedatha of Agag lineage, the enemy and adversary of the Jews, had devised evil against them, to kill them and to destroy them. And he had cast Pur, which in our language means the lot.Esther 9:24
Number of the word / term Mean in Esther: 2
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book Job
Job 7:16 I despair; by no means will I live any longer. Spare me, for my days are nothing.Job 7:16
Job 9:27 If I say: “By no means will I speak this way.” I change my face and I am tortured with sorrow.Job 9:27
Job 39:26 Does the hawk grow feathers by means of your wisdom, spreading her wings towards the south?Job 39:26
Number of the word / term Mean in Job: 3
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book Proverbs
Proverbs 22:27 For if you do not have the means to restore, what reason should there be for him to take the covering from your bed?Proverbs 22:27
Number of the word / term Mean in Proverbs: 1
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 8:7 For he is ignorant of the past, and he is able to know nothing of the future by means of a messenger.Ecclesiastes 8:7
Number of the word / term Mean in Ecclesiastes: 1
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 4:4 Then the Lord will have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and will have washed away the blood of Jerusalem from its midst, by means of a spirit of judgment and a spirit of intense devotion.Isaiah 4:4
Isaiah 22:1 The burden of the valley of vision. What does it mean to you, then, that each of you have even climbed to the rooftops?Isaiah 22:1
Number of the word / term Mean in Isaiah: 2
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book Jeremiah
Jeremiah 23:27 They want to cause my people to forget my name, by means of their dreams, which each of them describes to his neighbor, just as their fathers forgot my name for the sake of Baal.Jeremiah 23:27
Number of the word / term Mean in Jeremiah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book Ezekiel
Ezekiel 1:17 Going forth, they went by means of their four parts. And they did not turn as they went.Ezekiel 1:17
Number of the word / term Mean in Ezekiel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book Daniel
Daniel 8:8 But the he-goat among she-goats became exceedingly great, and when he had prospered, the great horn was shattered, and four horns were rising up beneath it by means of the four winds of heaven.Daniel 8:8
Number of the word / term Mean in Daniel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book Hosea
Hosea 9:16 Ephraim has been struck; their root has been dried out: by no means will they yield fruit. And even if they should conceive, I will execute the most beloved of their womb.Hosea 9:16
Number of the word / term Mean in Hosea: 1
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book Matthew
Matthew 1:23 “Behold, a virgin shall conceive in her womb, and she shall give birth to a son. And they shall call his name Emmanuel, which means: God is with us.”Matthew 1:23
Matthew 2:6 ‘And you, Bethlehem, the land of Judah, are by no means least among the leaders of Judah. For from you shall go forth the ruler who shall guide my people Israel.’ ”Matthew 2:6
Matthew 5:37 But let your word ‘Yes’ mean ‘Yes,’ and ‘No’ mean ‘No.’ For anything beyond that is of evil.Matthew 5:37
Matthew 9:13 So then, go out and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the just, but sinners.”Matthew 9:13
Matthew 12:7 And if you knew what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you would never have condemned the innocent.Matthew 12:7
Number of the word / term Mean in Matthew: 5
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book Mark
Mark 5:41 And taking the girl by the hand, he said to her, “Talitha koumi,” which means, “Little girl, (I say to you) arise.Mark 5:41
Mark 9:10 And they kept the word to themselves, arguing about what “after he will have risen from the dead” might mean.Mark 9:10
Mark 11:18 And when the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, had heard this, they sought a means by which they might destroy him. For they feared him, because the entire multitude was in admiration over his doctrine.Mark 11:18
Mark 14:1 Now the feast of Passover and of Unleavened Bread was two days away. And the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, were seeking a means by which they might deceitfully seize him and kill him.Mark 14:1
Mark 14:11 And they, upon hearing it, were gladdened. And they promised him that they would give him money. And he sought an opportune means by which he might betray him.Mark 14:11
Mark 15:22 And they led him through to the place called Golgotha, which means, ‘the Place of Calvary.’Mark 15:22
Mark 15:34 And at the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lamma sabacthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?”Mark 15:34
Number of the word / term Mean in Mark: 7
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book Luke
Luke 8:9 Then his disciples questioned him as to what this parable might mean.Luke 8:9
Luke 14:28 For who among you, wanting to build a tower, would not first sit down and determine the costs that are required, to see if he has the means to complete it?Luke 14:28
Luke 20:17 Then, gazing at them, he said: “Then what does this mean, which is written: ‘The stone which the builders have rejected, the same has become the head of the corner?’Luke 20:17
Number of the word / term Mean in Luke: 3
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book John
John 1:38 Then Jesus, turning around and seeing them following him, said to them, “What are you seeking?” And they said to him, “Rabbi (which means in translation, Teacher), where do you live?”John 1:38
John 20:16 Jesus said to her, “Mary!” And turning, she said to him, “Rabboni!” (which means, Teacher).John 20:16
Number of the word / term Mean in John: 2
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book Acts
Acts 10:17 Now while Peter was still hesitant within himself as to what the vision, which he had seen, might mean, behold, the men who had been sent from Cornelius stood at the gate, inquiring about Simon’s house.Acts 10:17
Acts 17:20 For you bring certain new ideas to our ears. And so we would like to know what these things mean.”Acts 17:20
Number of the word / term Mean in Acts: 2
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book Romans
Romans 3:9 What is next? Should we try to excel ahead of them? By no means! For we have accused all Jews and Greeks to be under sin,Romans 3:9
Romans 8:11 But if the Spirit of him who raised up Jesus from the dead lives within you, then he who raised up Jesus Christ from the dead shall also enliven your mortal bodies, by means of his Spirit living within you.Romans 8:11
Romans 12:21 Do not allow evil to prevail, instead prevail over evil by means of goodness.Romans 12:21
Number of the word / term Mean in Romans: 3
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 7:5 So, do not fail in your obligations to one another, except perhaps by consent, for a limited time, so that you may empty yourselves for prayer. And then, return together again, lest Satan tempt you by means of your abstinence.1 Corinthians 7:5
1 Corinthians 15:31 Daily I die, by means of your boasting, brothers: you whom I have in Christ Jesus our Lord.1 Corinthians 15:31
Number of the word / term Mean in 1 Corinthians: 2
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book 2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 3:10 And neither was it glorified by means of an excellent glory, though it was made illustrious in its own way.2 Corinthians 3:10
2 Corinthians 5:7 For we walk by means of faith, and not by sight.2 Corinthians 5:7
2 Corinthians 10:9 But let it not be said that I am scaring you by means of epistles.2 Corinthians 10:9
2 Corinthians 12:17 And yet, did I defraud you by means of any of those whom I sent to you?2 Corinthians 12:17
Number of the word / term Mean in 2 Corinthians: 4
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book Galatians
Galatians 2:6 and away from those who were pretending to be something. (Whatever they might have been once, it means nothing to me. God does not accept the reputation of a man.) And those who were claiming to be something had nothing to offer me.Galatians 2:6
Number of the word / term Mean in Galatians: 1
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book Ephesians
Ephesians 3:3 that, by means of revelation, the mystery was made known to me, just as I have written above in a few words.Ephesians 3:3
Ephesians 3:7 Of this Gospel, I have been made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God, which has been given to me by means of the operation of his virtue.Ephesians 3:7
Ephesians 3:20 Now to him who is able to do all things, more abundantly than we could ever ask or understand, by means of the virtue which is at work in us:Ephesians 3:20
Ephesians 4:22 to set aside your earlier behavior, the former man, who was corrupted, by means of desire, unto error,Ephesians 4:22
Number of the word / term Mean in Ephesians: 4
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book Philippians
Philippians 1:18 But what does it matter? As long as, by every means, whether under pretext or in truthfulness, Christ is announced. And about this, I rejoice, and moreover, I will continue to rejoice.Philippians 1:18
Philippians 1:20 by means of my own expectation and hope. For in nothing shall I be confounded. Instead, with all confidence, now just as always, Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.Philippians 1:20
Philippians 3:11 if, by some means, I might attain to the resurrection which is from the dead.Philippians 3:11
Philippians 3:12 It is not as though I have already received this, or were already perfect. But rather I pursue, so that by some means I might attain, that in which I have already been attained by Christ Jesus.Philippians 3:12
Philippians 3:21 who will transform the body of our lowliness, according to the form of the body of his glory, by means of that power by which he is even able to subject all things to himself.Philippians 3:21
Number of the word / term Mean in Philippians: 5
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book 1 Timothy
1 Timothy 2:10 but in a manner proper for women who are professing piety by means of good works.1 Timothy 2:10
Number of the word / term Mean in 1 Timothy: 1
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book 2 Timothy
2 Timothy 3:6 For among these are ones who penetrate houses and lead away, like captives, foolish women burdened with sins, who are led away by means of various desires,2 Timothy 3:6
Number of the word / term Mean in 2 Timothy: 1
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book Hebrews
Hebrews 9:24 For Jesus did not enter by means of holy things made with hands, mere examples of the true things, but he entered into Heaven itself, so that he may appear now before the face of God for us.Hebrews 9:24
Hebrews 11:35 Women received their dead by means of resurrection. But others suffered severe punishment, not yet receiving redemption, so that they would find a better resurrection.Hebrews 11:35
Number of the word / term Mean in Hebrews: 2
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book James
James 2:18 Now someone may say: “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works! But I will show you my faith by means of works.James 2:18
James 2:21 Was not our father Abraham justified by means of works, by offering his son Isaac upon the altar?James 2:21
James 2:22 Do you see that faith was cooperating with his works, and that by means of works faith was brought to fulfillment?James 2:22
James 2:24 Do you see that a man is justified by means of works, and not by faith alone?James 2:24
James 3:13 Who is wise and well-taught among you? Let him show, by means of good conversation, his work in the meekness of wisdom.James 3:13
Number of the word / term Mean in James: 5
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book 1 Peter
1 Peter 5:3 not so as to dominate by means of the clerical state, but so as to be formed into a flock from the heart.1 Peter 5:3
Number of the word / term Mean in 1 Peter: 1
Bible passages with ‘Mean’ in the book Revelation
Revelation 13:14 And she seduced those living on the earth, by means of the signs that were given to her to perform in the sight of the beast, saying to those dwelling on the earth that they should make an image of the beast who had a wound of the sword and yet lived.Revelation 13:14
Number of the word / term ‘Mean’ in Revelation: 1
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 103
