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Rom 8:27 — 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

And he		1Ch 28:9; 1Ch 29:17; Psa 7:9; Psa 44:21; Pro 17:3; Jer 11:20; Jer 17:10; Jer 20:12; Mat 6:8; Jhn 21:17; Act 1:24; Act 15:8; 1Th 2:4; Hbr 4:13; Rev 2:23
knoweth		Psa 38:9; Psa 66:18,19; Jam 5:16; *Gr:
because		or, that
he maketh		Rom 8:34; Eph 2:18
according		Jer 29:12,13; Jhn 14:13; Jam 1:5,6; 1Jo 3:21,22; 1Jo 5:14,15

Correlating Passages

And he

	1Ch 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.
	1Ch 29:17	I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.
	Psa 7:9	Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
	Psa 44:21	Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
	Pro 17:3	The fining pot [is] for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
	Jer 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.
	Jer 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.
	Jer 20:12	But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, [and] seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause.
	Mat 6:8	Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
	Jhn 21:17	He saith unto him the third time, Simon, [son] of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
	Act 1:24	And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all [men], shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,
	Act 15:8	And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as [he did] unto us;
	1Th 2:4	But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.
	Hbr 4:13	Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things [are] naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
	Rev 2:23	And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.

knoweth

	Psa 38:9	Lord, all my desire [is] before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
	Psa 66:18	If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear [me]:
	Psa 66:19	[But] verily God hath heard [me]; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
	Jam 5:16	Confess [your] faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

he maketh

	Rom 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.
	Eph 2:18	For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.

according

	Jer 29:12	Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
	Jer 29:13	And ye shall seek me, and find [me], when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
	Jhn 14:13	And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
	Jam 1:5	If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
	Jam 1:6	But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
	1Jo 3:21	Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, [then] have we confidence toward God.
	1Jo 3:22	And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
	1Jo 5:14	And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
	1Jo 5:15	And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

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