Lexicon :: Strong's G2588 - kardia

Thanks be to God, who put the same concern for you into the heart of Titus.

Each person should do as he has decided in his heart ​— ​not reluctantly or out of compulsion, since God loves a cheerful giver.

And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our[fn] hearts, crying, “Abba,[fn] Father! ”

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what is the wealth of his glorious inheritance in the saints,

and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. I pray that you, being rooted and firmly established in love,

They are darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them and because[fn] of the hardness of their hearts.

speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music with your heart to the Lord,

Slaves, obey your human[fn] masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as you would Christ.

Indeed, it is right for me to think this way about all of you, because I have you in my heart,[fn] and you are all partners with me in grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.

And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

I want their hearts to be encouraged and joined together in love, so that they may have all the riches of complete understanding and have the knowledge of God’s mystery ​— ​Christ.[fn]

And let the peace of Christ, to which you were also called in one body, rule your hearts. And be thankful.

I have sent him to you for this very purpose, so that you may know how we are[fn] and so that he may encourage your hearts.

Instead, just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please people, but rather God, who examines our hearts.

May he make your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints. Amen.[fn]

encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good work and word.

May the Lord direct your hearts to God’s love and Christ’s endurance.

Now the goal of our instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith.

Flee from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.

do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion,

on the day of testing in the wilderness,

he again specifies a certain day ​— ​today. He specified this speaking through David after such a long time:

Today, if you hear his voice,

do not harden your hearts.

For this is the covenant

that I will make with the house of Israel

after those days, says the Lord:

I will put my laws into their minds

and write them on their hearts.

I will be their God,

and they will be my people.

This is the covenant I will make with them

after those days,

the Lord says,

I will put my laws on their hearts

and write them on their minds,

Don’t be led astray by various kinds of strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be established by grace and not by food regulations, since those who observe them have not benefited.

If anyone[fn] thinks he is religious without controlling his tongue, his religion is useless and he deceives himself.

But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and deny the truth.

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

You have lived luxuriously on the earth and have indulged yourselves. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.

Since you have purified yourselves by your obedience to the truth,[fn] so that you show sincere brotherly love for each other, from a pure[fn] heart love one another constantly,[fn]

but rather what is inside the heart[fn] ​— ​the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.

We also have the prophetic word strongly confirmed, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

They have eyes full of adultery that never stop looking for sin. They seduce unstable people and have hearts trained in greed. Children under a curse!

This is how we will know that we belong to the truth and will reassure our hearts before him

“I will strike her children dead.[fn] Then all the churches will know that I am the one who examines minds and hearts, and I will give to each of you according to your works.

“For God has put it into their hearts to carry out his plan by having one purpose and to give their kingdom[fn] to the beast until the words of God are fulfilled.

As much as she glorified herself and indulged her sensual and excessive ways,

give her that much torment and grief.

For she says in her heart,

“I sit as a queen;

I am not a widow,

and I will never see grief.”