'Discern' in the Bible
And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?
Do you still not understand or remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you picked up?
Then He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How will you understand and grasp the meaning of all the parables?
And He said to them, “Are you, too, so foolish and lacking in understanding? Do you not understand that whatever goes into the man from outside cannot defile and dishonor him,
Jesus, aware of this [discussion], said to them, “Why are you discussing [the fact] that you have no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened?
Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?
commanding his accusers to come to you.] By examining him yourself you will be able to discern all these things we are accusing him of.”
but I see a different law and rule of action in the members of my body [in its appetites and desires], waging war against the law of my mind and subduing me and making me a prisoner of the law of sin which is within my members.
Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
and he who is spiritual, doth discern indeed all things, and he himself is by no one discerned;
Do you not know and understand that you [the church] are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells [permanently] in you [collectively and individually]?
unto your shame I speak: so there is not among you one wise man, not even one, who shall be able to discern in the midst of his brethren!
For he that eateth and drinketh, eateth and drinketh judgment unto himself, if he discern not the body.
and to another the working of miracles, and to another prophecy [foretelling the future, speaking a new message from God to the people], and to another discernment of spirits [the ability to distinguish sound, godly doctrine from the deceptive doctrine of man-made religions and cults], to another various kinds of [unknown] tongues, and to another interpretation of tongues.
And prophets -- let two or three speak, and let the others discern,
among them the god of this world [Satan] has blinded the minds of the unbelieving to prevent them from seeing the illuminating light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
who wishes all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge and recognition of the [divine] truth.
For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and quick to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart.
But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
And this is how we know [daily, by experience] that we have come to know Him [to understand Him and be more deeply acquainted with Him]: if we habitually keep [focused on His precepts and obey] His commandments (teachings).
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Bible Theasaurus
- Conceive (28 instances)
- Discern (73 instances)
- Distinguish (23 instances)
- Recognise (4 instances)
- Recognize (201 instances)
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