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Romans 8:27

PrayerThe Holy SpiritGod's will and calling

25 But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

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BSB
And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
KJV
And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
WEB
He who searches the hearts knows what is on the Spirit’s mind, because he makes intercession for the saints according to God.
ASV
and he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to [the will of] God.
DARBY
But he who searches the hearts knows what [is] the mind of the Spirit, because he intercedes for saints according to God.
BLB
And the One searching hearts knows what [is] the mind of the Spirit, because He intercedes for the saints according to God.
ÅB
Og han som gransker hjertene vet hva Ånden vil; og han går i forbønn for de hellige etter Guds vilje.
OTB
Og Han som gransker våre hjerter vet hva Åndens sinn er, fordi Ånden går i forbønn for Guds folk i samsvar med Guds vilje.
B1930
og han som ransaker hjertene, vet hvad Åndens attrå er; for efter Guds vilje går han i forbønn for de hellige.

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 17:10

    I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.

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  • 1 John 5:14–15

    And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

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  • Ephesians 2:18

    For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.

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  • Romans 8:34

    Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

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  • Acts 1:24

    And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,

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  • 1 Chronicles 28:9

    And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

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  • Jeremiah 11:20

    But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause.

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  • Psalms 44:21

    Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

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