23 I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am He who (A)searches[a] the minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to your works.

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  1. Revelation 2:23 examines

23 And I will kill her children with [a]plague, and all the churches will know that I am He who (A)searches the [b]minds and hearts; and (B)I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.

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  1. Revelation 2:23 Lit death; i.e., a particular kind of death
  2. Revelation 2:23 Lit kidneys; i.e., inner man

23 And I will kill her children (followers) with [a]pestilence [thoroughly annihilating them], and all the churches will know [without any doubt] that I am He who searches the [b]minds and hearts [the innermost thoughts, purposes]; and I will give to each one of you [a reward or punishment] according to your deeds.(A)

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  1. Revelation 2:23 Lit death.
  2. Revelation 2:23 Lit kidneys, i.e. inner man. In Jewish thought, the kidneys were considered a source of wisdom (cf Ps 16:7).

23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds,(A) and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.(B)

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27 Now (A)He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints (B)according to the will of God.

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27 and (A)He who searches the hearts knows what (B)the mind of the Spirit is, because He (C)intercedes for the [a]saints according to the will of God.

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  1. Romans 8:27 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people

27 And He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because the Spirit intercedes [before God] on behalf of [a]God’s people in accordance with God’s will.(A)

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  1. Romans 8:27 Lit the saints.

27 And he who searches our hearts(A) knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes(B) for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.

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12 For the word of God is (A)living and powerful, and (B)sharper than any (C)two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is (D)a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

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12 For (A)the word of God is (B)living and (C)active, and sharper than any two-edged (D)sword, even penetrating as far as the division of (E)soul and (F)spirit, of both joints and marrow, and (G)able to [a]judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

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  1. Hebrews 4:12 Or discern

12 For the word of God is living and active and full of power [making it operative, energizing, and effective]. It is sharper than any two-edged [a]sword, penetrating as far as the division of the [b]soul and spirit [the completeness of a person], and of both joints and marrow [the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and judging the very thoughts and intentions of the heart.

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  1. Hebrews 4:12 In addition to “sword,” the word in Greek was used for the knife used by the priests to slit the throats of the sacrificial lambs and for the knife (scalpel) used by a surgeon.
  2. Hebrews 4:12 “soul and spirit” used here to emphasize the whole person, not two separate entities as in other passages.

12 For the word of God(A) is alive(B) and active.(C) Sharper than any double-edged sword,(D) it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.(E)

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13 But (A)all things that are [a]exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light.

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  1. Ephesians 5:13 reproved

13 But all things become visible (A)when they are exposed by the light, for everything that becomes visible is light.

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13 But all things become visible when they are exposed by the light [of God’s precepts], for [a]it is light that makes everything visible.

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  1. Ephesians 5:13 Paul, who was privileged to study under the brilliant Gamaliel (Acts 22:3), is probably speaking from the viewpoint of ancient Greek science. Even the philosopher Plato maintained that vision essentially is the process of light forming an image of an object it touches and conveying that image to the eyes. So Paul may mean that what is actually seen is an image composed of light (like the photographic process), and since light is always reliable and its physical properties are constant, nothing exposed to light escapes being revealed. Spiritually speaking, to the extent that a believer functions as Light (v 8), he will expose the sins of unbelievers simply by his presence, just as it is the nature of light to expose whatever it touches.

13 But everything exposed by the light(A) becomes visible—and everything that is illuminated becomes a light.

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10 I, the Lord, (A)search the heart,
I test the [a]mind,
(B)Even to give every man according to his ways,
According to the fruit of his doings.

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  1. Jeremiah 17:10 Most secret parts, lit. kidneys

10 I, the Lord, (A)search the heart,
I test the [a]mind,
(B)To give to each person according to his ways,
According to the [b]results of his deeds.

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  1. Jeremiah 17:10 Lit kidneys
  2. Jeremiah 17:10 Lit fruit

10 
“I, the Lord, search and examine the mind,
I test the heart,
To give to each man according to his ways,
According to the results of his deeds.

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10 “I the Lord search the heart(A)
    and examine the mind,(B)
to reward(C) each person according to their conduct,
    according to what their deeds deserve.”(D)

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13 For behold,
He who forms mountains,
And creates the [a]wind,
(A)Who declares to man what [b]his thought is,
And makes the morning darkness,
(B)Who treads the high places of the earth—
(C)The Lord God of hosts is His name.

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  1. Amos 4:13 Or spirit
  2. Amos 4:13 Or His

13 For behold, He who (A)forms mountains and (B)creates the wind,
And (C)declares to a person what are His thoughts,
He who (D)makes dawn into darkness
And (E)treads on the high places of the earth,
(F)The Lord God of armies is His name.

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13 
For behold, He who forms the mountains and creates the wind
And declares to man what are His thoughts,
He who makes the dawn into darkness
And treads on the heights of the earth—
The Lord God of hosts is His name.(A)

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13 He who forms the mountains,(A)
    who creates the wind,(B)
    and who reveals his thoughts(C) to mankind,
who turns dawn to darkness,
    and treads on the heights of the earth(D)
    the Lord God Almighty is his name.(E)

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“As for you, my son Solomon, (A)know the God of your father, and serve Him (B)with a loyal heart and with a willing mind; for (C)the Lord searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. (D)If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will (E)cast you off forever.

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“As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and (A)serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing [a]mind; (B)for the Lord searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. (C)If you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 28:9 Lit soul

“As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father [have personal knowledge of Him, be acquainted with, and understand Him; appreciate, heed, and cherish Him] and serve Him with a blameless heart and a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts and minds, and understands every intent and inclination of the thoughts. If you seek Him [inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him as your first and vital necessity] He will let you find Him; but [a]if you abandon (turn away from) Him, He will reject you forever.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 28:9 In 1 Chr 28:7 God promises to establish Solomon’s kingdom forever; however, in 1 Kin 11:9-11 God becomes angry with Solomon for his degenerate conduct and tolerance of paganism and declares that the kingdom will be torn from him. By disregarding God’s word Solomon nullified his covenant with God. His wisdom was overcome by his love of power, his lack of ethics, his arrogance, his personal aggrandizement, and his distorted sense of privilege.

“And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion(A) and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart(B) and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him,(C) he will be found by you; but if you forsake(D) him, he will reject(E) you forever.

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