Acts 1:24
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24 Then they prayed and said, “Lord, you know everyone’s heart. Show us which one of these two you have chosen(A)
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1 Samuel 16:7
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7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him, for the Lord does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”(A)
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Acts 15:8
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8 And God, who knows the human heart, testified to them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as he did to us,(A)
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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)
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 8:27
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27 And God,[a] who searches hearts, knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit[b] intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.(A)
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Acts 6:6
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6 They had these men stand before the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.(A)
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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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Acts 14:23
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23 And after they had appointed elders for them in each church, with prayer and fasting they entrusted them to the Lord in whom they had come to believe.(A)
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Acts 13:2-3
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2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”(A) 3 Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off.(B)
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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 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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Luke 6:12-13
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Jesus Chooses the Twelve Apostles
12 Now during those days he went out to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God.(A) 13 And when day came, he called his disciples and chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles:(B)
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Jeremiah 20:12
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12 O Lord of hosts, you test the righteous;
you see the heart and the mind;
let me see your retribution upon them,
for to you I have committed my cause.(A)
Jeremiah 11:20
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20 But you, O Lord of hosts, who judge righteously,
who try the heart and the mind,
let me see your retribution upon them,
for to you I have committed my cause.(A)
Proverbs 15:11
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11 Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord;
how much more human hearts!(A)
Proverbs 3:5-6
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5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not rely on your own insight.(A)
6 In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.(B)
Psalm 44:21
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21 would not God discover this?
For he knows the secrets of the heart.(A)
Psalm 7:9
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9 O let the evil of the wicked come to an end,
but establish the righteous,
you who test the minds and hearts,
O righteous God.(A)
1 Chronicles 29:17
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17 I know, my God, that you search the heart and take pleasure in uprightness; in the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and now I have seen your people who are present here offering freely and joyously to you.(A)
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1 Chronicles 28:9
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9 “And you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve him with single mind and willing heart, for the Lord searches every mind and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will abandon you forever.(A)
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1 Kings 8:39
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39 then hear in heaven your dwelling place, forgive, act, and render to all whose hearts you know—according to all their ways, for only you know the human heart(A)—
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Numbers 27:16
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16 “Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint someone over the congregation(A)
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