'Thinking' in the Bible

Everyone who heard about it kept thinking what had happened and asked, "What will this child become?" because it was obvious that the hand of the Lord was with him.

But Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he told the man with the paralyzed hand, "Get up, and stand in the middle of the synagogue." So he got up and stood there.

But Jesus, knowing what they were thinking in their heart, took a child and stood him by His side,

Since he knew what they were thinking, he told them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is devastated, and a divided household collapses.

Jesus also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves, thinking they were righteous, but who looked down on everyone else:

And while they are hearing these things, having added he spake a simile, because of his being nigh to Jerusalem, and of their thinking that the reign of God is about presently to be made manifest.

They were startled and terrified, thinking they were seeing a ghost.