Romans 8:27
New King James Version
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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Romans 8:27
New American Standard Bible
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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- Romans 8:27 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
Romans 8:27
Amplified Bible
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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- Romans 8:27 Lit the saints.
Revelation 2:23
New King James Version
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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- Revelation 2:23 examines
Revelation 2:23
New American Standard Bible
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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- Revelation 2:23 Lit death; i.e., a particular kind of death
- Revelation 2:23 Lit kidneys; i.e., inner man
Revelation 2:23
Amplified Bible
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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- Revelation 2:23 Lit death.
- Revelation 2:23 Lit kidneys, i.e. inner man. In Jewish thought, the kidneys were considered a source of wisdom (cf Ps 16:7).
Jeremiah 17:10
New King James Version
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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- Jeremiah 17:10 Most secret parts, lit. kidneys
Jeremiah 17:10
New American Standard Bible
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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- Jeremiah 17:10 Lit kidneys
- Jeremiah 17:10 Lit fruit
Jeremiah 17:10
Amplified Bible
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.
1 Chronicles 28:9
New King James Version
9 “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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1 Chronicles 28:9
New American Standard Bible
9 “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 Chronicles 28:9 Lit soul
1 Chronicles 28:9
Amplified Bible
9 “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 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.
Luke 2:35
New King James Version
35 (yes, (A)a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”
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Luke 2:35
New American Standard Bible
35 and a sword will pierce your own soul—to the end that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.”
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Luke 2:35
Amplified Bible
35 and a sword [of deep sorrow] will pierce through your own soul—so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”
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Psalm 50:21
New King James Version
21 These things you have done, and I kept silent;
(A)You thought that I was altogether like you;
But I will rebuke you,
And (B)set them in order before your eyes.
Psalm 50:21
New American Standard Bible
21 These things you have done and (A)I kept silent;
You thought that I was just like you;
I will (B)rebuke you and present the case before your eyes.
Psalm 50:21
Amplified Bible
21
“These things you have done and I kept silent;
You thought that I was just like you.
Now I will reprimand and denounce you and state the case in order before your eyes.
Psalm 90:8
New King James Version
Psalm 90:8
New American Standard Bible
Psalm 90:8
Amplified Bible
8
You have placed our wickedness before you,
Our secret sins [which we tried to conceal, You have placed] in the [revealing] light of Your presence.
Psalm 19:12
New King James Version
12 Who can understand his errors?
(A)Cleanse me from secret faults.
Psalm 19:12
New American Standard Bible
Psalm 19:12
Amplified Bible
12
Who can understand his errors or omissions? Acquit me of hidden (unconscious, unintended) faults.
Ephesians 5:13
New King James Version
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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- Ephesians 5:13 reproved
Ephesians 5:13
New American Standard Bible
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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Ephesians 5:13
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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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- 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.
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