1 John 3:20
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20 whenever our hearts condemn us, for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.
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Jeremiah 17:10
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10 I the Lord test the mind
and search the heart,
to give to all according to their ways,
according to the fruit of their doings.(A)
Psalm 139:1-4
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Psalm 139
The Inescapable God
To the leader. Of David. A Psalm.
1 O Lord, you have searched me and known me.(A)
2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
you discern my thoughts from far away.(B)
3 You search out my path and my lying down
and are acquainted with all my ways.(C)
4 Even before a word is on my tongue,
O Lord, you know it completely.(D)
1 John 4:4
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4 Little children, you are from God and have conquered them, for the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
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Hebrews 4:13
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13 And before him no creature is hidden, but all are naked and laid bare to the eyes of the one to whom we must render an account.(A)
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1 Corinthians 4:4
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4 I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me.
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John 21:17
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17 He said to him the third time, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter felt hurt because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” And he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.(A)
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John 10:29-30
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29 My Father, in regard to what he has given me, is greater than all,[a] and no one can snatch them out of the Father’s hand.(A) 30 The Father and I are one.”
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- 10.29 Other ancient authorities read What my Father has given me is greater than all else or My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all
Jeremiah 23:24
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24 Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them? says the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth? says the Lord.(A)
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Psalm 44:20-21
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20 If we had forgotten the name of our God
or spread out our hands to a strange god,(A)
21 would not God discover this?
For he knows the secrets of the heart.(B)
Revelation 2:23
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23 and I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am the one who searches minds and hearts, and I will give to each of you as your works deserve.(A)
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Romans 2:14-15
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14 When gentiles, who do not possess the law, by nature do[a] what the law requires, these, though not having the law, are a law to themselves. 15 They show that what the law requires is written on their hearts, as their own conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts will accuse or perhaps excuse them
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- 2.14 Or law by nature, do
Acts 5:33
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33 When they heard this, they were enraged and wanted to kill them.(A)
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John 8:9
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9 When they heard it, they went away, one by one, beginning with the elders, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him.(A)
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John 2:24-25
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24 But Jesus on his part would not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people 25 and needed no one to testify about anyone, for he himself knew what was in everyone.(A)
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Psalm 90:8
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8 You have set our iniquities before you,
our secret sins in the light of your countenance.(A)
Job 33:12
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12 “But in this you are not right. I will answer you:
God is greater than any mortal.
Job 27:6
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6 I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go;
my heart will not reproach me as long as I live.(A)
Hebrews 6:13
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The Certainty of God’s Promise
13 When God made a promise to Abraham, because he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself,(A)
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Titus 3:11
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11 since you know that such a person is perverted and sinful, being self-condemned.
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1 Corinthians 14:24-25
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24 But if all prophesy, an unbeliever or outsider who enters is reproved by all and called to account by all. 25 After the secrets of the unbeliever’s heart are disclosed, that person will bow down before God and worship, declaring, “God is really among you.”
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