'Hearts' in the Bible

Knowing their thoughts Jesus said, "Why are you cherishing evil thoughts in your hearts?

"In the same way my Heavenly Father will deal with you, if you do not all of you forgive one another from your hearts."

Now there were some of the Scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts.

Grieved and indignant at the hardening of their hearts, He looked round on them with anger, and said to the man, "Stretch out your arm." He stretched it out, and the arm was completely restored.

"Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites," He replied; "as it is written, "'This People honour Me with their lips, while their hearts are far away from Me:

For from within, out of men's hearts, their evil purposes proceed--fornication, theft, murder, adultery,

"It was in consideration of your stubborn hearts," said Jesus, "that Moses enacted this law for you;

and he will be His forerunner in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn fathers' hearts to the children, and cause the rebellious to walk in the wisdom of the upright, to make a people perfectly ready for the lord."

He has manifested His supreme strength. He has scattered those who were haughty in the thoughts of their hearts.

and a sword will pierce through your own soul also; that the reasonings in many hearts may be revealed."

Well aware of their reasonings, Jesus answered their questions by asking in turn, "What is this that you are debating in your hearts?

Those by the way-side are those who have heard, and then the Devil comes and carries away the Message from their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

And Jesus, knowing the reasoning that was in their hearts, took a young child and made him stand by His side

The Master however said to him, "Here we see how you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup or plate, while your secret hearts are full of greed and selfishness.

"You are they," He said to them, "who boast of their own goodness before men, but God sees your hearts; for that which holds a proud position among men is detestable in God's sight.

while men's hearts are fainting for fear, and for anxious expectation of what is coming on the world. For the forces which control the heavens will be disordered and disturbed.

"Were not our hearts," they said to one another, "burning within us while He talked to us on the way and explained the Scriptures to us?"

but I know you well, and I know that in your hearts you do not really love God.

"Let not your hearts be troubled. Trust in God: trust in me also.

Peace I leave with you: my own peace I give to you. It is not as the world gives its greetings that I give you peace. Let not your hearts be troubled or dismayed.

But grief has filled your hearts because I have said all this to you.

So you also now have sorrow; but I shall see you again, and your hearts will be glad, and your gladness no one will take away from you.

As yet you have not asked for anything in my name: ask, and you shall receive, that your hearts may be filled with gladness.

"But now I am coming to Thee, and I speak these words while I am in the world, in order that they may have my gladness within them filling their hearts.

And the brethren prayed, saying, "Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all, show clearly which of these two Thou hast chosen

This incident struck terror into the whole Church, and into the hearts of all who heard of it.

"Our forefathers, however, would not submit to him, but spurned his authority and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.

and yet by His beneficence He has not left His existence unattested--His beneficence, I mean, in sending you rain from Heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and joyfulness."

And God, who knows all hearts, gave His testimony in their favour by bestowing the Holy Spirit on them just as He did on us;

and He made no difference between us and them, in that He cleansed their hearts by their faith.

Their hearts overflowed with all sorts of dishonesty, mischief, greed, malice. They were full of envy and murder, and were quarrelsome, crafty, and spiteful.

since they exhibit proof that a knowledge of the conduct which the Law requires is engraven on their hearts, while their consciences also bear witness to the Law, and their thoughts, as if in mutual discussion, accuse them or perhaps maintain their innocence--

and that this hope never disappoints, because God's love for us floods our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

And those whose hearts are absorbed in earthly things cannot please God.

and the Searcher of hearts knows what the Spirit's meaning is, because His intercessions for God's people are in harmony with God's will.

Therefore form no premature judgements, but wait until the Lord returns. He will both bring to light the secrets of darkness and will openly disclose the motives that have been in people's hearts; and then the praise which each man deserves will come to him from God.

and He has also set His seal upon us, and has put His Spirit into our hearts as a pledge and foretaste of future blessing.

Our letter of recommendation is yourselves--a letter written on our hearts and everywhere known and read.

For all can see that you are a letter of Christ entrusted to our care, and written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the ever-living God--and not on tablets of stone, but on human hearts as tablets.

Yes, to this day, whenever Moses is read, a veil lies upon their hearts.

If, however, the meaning of our Good News has been veiled, the veil has been on the hearts of those who are on the way to perdition,

For God who said, "Out of darkness let light shine," is He who has shone in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God's glory, which is radiant on the face of Christ.

Therefore, because we realize how greatly the Lord is to be feared, we are endeavouring to win men over, and God recognizes what our motives are, and I hope that you, in your hearts, recognize them too.

And in just requital--I speak as to my children--let your hearts expand also.

Make room for us in your hearts. There is not one of you whom we have wronged, not one to whom we have done harm, not one over whom we have gained any selfish advantage.

I do not say this to imply blame, for, as I have already said, you have such a place in our hearts that we would die with you or live with you.

and that upon re-visiting you I may be humbled by my God in your presence, and may have to mourn over many whose hearts still cling to their old sins, and who have not repented of the impurity, fornication, and gross sensuality, of which they have been guilty.

And because you are sons, God has sent out the Spirit of His Son to enter your hearts and cry "Abba! our Father!"

which were once habitual to you while you walked in the ways of this world and obeyed the Prince of the powers of the air, the spirits that are now at work in the hearts of the sons of disobedience--to you God has given Life.

I pray that Christ may make His home in your hearts through your faith; so that having your roots deep and your foundations strong, in love, you may become mighty to grasp the idea,

but drink deeply of God's Spirit. Speak to one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and offer praise in your hearts to the Lord.

And then the peace of God, which transcends all our powers of thought, will be a garrison to guard your hearts and minds in union with Christ Jesus.

in order that their hearts may be cheered, they themselves being welded together in love and enjoying all the advantages of a reasonable certainty, till at last they attain the full knowledge of God's truth, which is Christ Himself.

and let the peace which Christ gives settle all questionings in your hearts, to which peace indeed you were called as belonging to His one Body; and be thankful.

Let the teaching concerning Christ remain as a rich treasure in your hearts. In all wisdom teach and admonish one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, and sing with grace in your hearts to God.

Whatever you are doing, let your hearts be in your work, as a thing done for the Lord and not for men.

And for this very purpose I send him to you that you may know how we are faring; and that he may cheer your hearts.

And for this further reason we render unceasing thanks to God, that when you received God's Message from our lips, it was as no mere message from men that you embraced it, but as--what it really is--God's Message, which also does its work in the hearts of you who believe.

Therefore a defiant spirit in such a case provokes not man but God, who puts His Holy Spirit into your hearts.

and by every kind of wicked deception for those who are on the way to perdition because they did not welcome into their hearts the love of the truth, so that they might be saved.

comfort your hearts and make you stedfast in every good work and word.

And may the Lord guide your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ.

That precious treasure which is in your charge, guard through the Holy Spirit who has His home in our hearts.

Keep a strong curb, however, on your youthful cravings; and strive for integrity, good faith, love, peace, in company with all who pray to the Lord with pure hearts.

For I have found great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of God's people have been, and are, refreshed through you, my brother.

do not harden your hearts as your forefathers did in the time of the provocation on the day of the temptation in the Desert,

seeing that the warning still comes to us, "To-day, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as your forefathers did in the time of the provocation."

He again definitely mentions a certain day, "To-day," saying long afterwards, by David's lips, in the words already quoted, "To-day, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts."

But this is the Covenant that I will covenant with the house of Israel after those days,' says the Lord: I will put My laws into their minds and will write them upon their hearts. And I will indeed be their God and they shall be My People.

"'This is the Covenant that I will make with them after those days,' says the Lord: 'I will put My laws upon their hearts and will write them on their minds;'"

let us draw near with sincerity and unfaltering faith, having had our hearts sprinkled, once for all, from consciences oppressed with sin, and our bodies bathed in pure water.

is it not plain that in your hearts you have little faith, seeing that you have become judges full of wrong thoughts?

But if in your hearts you have bitter feelings of envy and rivalry, do not speak boastfully and falsely, in defiance of the truth.

Or do you suppose that it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, "The Spirit which He has caused to dwell in our hearts yearns jealously over us"?

Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and make your hearts pure, you who are half-hearted towards God.

but in your hearts consecrate Christ as Lord, being always ready to make your defence to any one who asks from you a reason for the hope which you cherish.

And in the written word of prophecy we have something more permanent; to which you do well to pay attention--as to a lamp shining in a dimly-lighted place--until day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

Their very eyes are full of adultery--being eyes which never cease from sin. These men set traps to catch unstedfast souls, their own hearts being well trained in greed. They are fore-doomed to God's curse!

If we claim to be already free from sin, we lead ourselves astray and the truth has no place in our hearts.

If we deny that we have sinned, we make Him a liar, and His Message has no place in our hearts.

I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who has existed from the very beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong and God's Message still has a place in your hearts, and you have overcome the Evil one.

As for you, let the teaching which you have received from the very beginning continue in your hearts. If that teaching does continue in your hearts, you also will continue to be in union with the Son and with the Father.

in whatever matters our hearts condemn us--because God is greater than our hearts and knows everything.

Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have perfect confidence towards God;

No one has ever yet seen God. If we love one another, God continues in union with us, and His love in all its perfection is in our hearts.

for the sake of the truth which is continually in our hearts and will be with us for ever.

For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose, and to carry out a common purpose and to give their kingdom to the Wild Beast until God's words have come to pass.