669 verses about Mind

now it is not so: but by means of the reasoning which is praised by God, they mastered their passions.

And it is impossible to overlook the leadership of reflection: for it gained the victory over both passions and troubles.

How, then, can we avoid according to these men mastery of passion through right reasoning, since they drew not back from the pains of fire?

Let us arm ourselves, therefore, in the abnegation of the divine reasoning.

O reasonings more royal than a king, and freer than freemen!

And think it not wonderful that reasoning bore rule over those men in their torments, when even a woman’s mind despised more manifold pains.

O reasoning of the sons, lord over the passions, and religion more desirable to a mother than progeny!

For just as in a council-room, beholding in her own soul vehement counselors, nature and parentage and love of her children, and the racking of her children,

But as one possessed with an adamantine mind, and as one bringing forth again her full number of sons to immortality, she rather with supplication exhorted them to death in behalf of religion.

Knowing that religious reasoning is lord of the passions, and those not only inward but outward.

but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.

“The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light.

But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient.

Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?

He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.

The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.

He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they don’t see, and hearing, they don’t hear, neither do they understand.

When anyone hears the word of the Kingdom, and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes, and snatches away that which has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown by the roadside.

He summoned the multitude, and said to them, “Hear, and understand.

That which enters into the mouth doesn’t defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”

So Jesus said, “Do you also still not understand?

But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the man.

These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands doesn’t defile the man.”

Jesus, perceiving it, said, “Why do you reason among yourselves, you of little faith, ‘because you have brought no bread?’

But he turned, and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, for you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of men.”

Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ Deuteronomy 6:5

Watch and pray, that you don’t enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

But there were some of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,

Immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, said to them, “Why do you reason these things in your hearts?

When his friends heard it, they went out to seize him: for they said, “He is insane.”

He said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”

If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.”

They came to Jesus, and saw him who had been possessed by demons sitting, clothed, and in his right mind, even him who had the legion; and they were afraid.

for they hadn’t understood about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.

If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”

He said to them, “Are you also without understanding? Don’t you perceive that whatever goes into the man from outside can’t defile him,

For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,

covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.

They reasoned with one another, saying, “It’s because we have no bread.”

Jesus, perceiving it, said to them, “Why do you reason that it’s because you have no bread? Don’t you perceive yet, neither understand? Is your heart still hardened?

Having eyes, don’t you see? Having ears, don’t you hear? Don’t you remember?

He asked them, “Don’t you understand yet?”

But he, turning around, and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter, and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you have in mind not the things of God, but the things of men.”

They reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we should say, ‘From heaven;’ he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’

you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ Deuteronomy 6:4-5 This is the first commandment.

He took with him Peter, James, and John, and began to be greatly troubled and distressed.

Watch and pray, that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

But when she saw him, she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered what kind of salutation this might be.

All who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.

They didn’t understand the saying which he spoke to them.

But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, answered them, “Why are you reasoning so in your hearts?

Be careful therefore how you hear. For whoever has, to him will be given; and whoever doesn’t have, from him will be taken away even that which he thinks he has.”

People went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

But they didn’t understand this saying. It was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

Jesus, perceiving the reasoning of their hearts, took a little child, and set him by his side,

But he turned and rebuked them, “You don’t know of what kind of spirit you are.

He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; Deuteronomy 6:5 and your neighbor as yourself.” Leviticus 19:18

But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation. A house divided against itself falls.

The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore when your eye is good, your whole body is also full of light; but when it is evil, your body also is full of darkness.

Therefore see whether the light that is in you isn’t darkness.

If therefore your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining gives you light.”

You foolish ones, didn’t he who made the outside make the inside also?

“So be careful, or your hearts will be loaded down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day will come on you suddenly.

He said to them, “Why are you troubled? Why do doubts arise in your hearts?

Then he opened their minds, that they might understand the Scriptures.

and because he didn’t need for anyone to testify concerning man; for he himself knew what was in man.

Therefore Jesus answered them, “Don’t murmur among yourselves.

Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they didn’t understand what he was telling them.

“He has blinded their eyes and he hardened their heart, lest they should see with their eyes, and perceive with their heart, and would turn, and I would heal them.” Isaiah 6:10

Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

He became hungry and desired to eat, but while they were preparing, he fell into a trance.

While Peter was pondering the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men seek you.

Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.

As he thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Paul, you are crazy! Your great learning is driving you insane!”

saying, ‘Go to this people, and say, in hearing, you will hear, but will in no way understand. In seeing, you will see, but will in no way perceive.

Because, knowing God, they didn’t glorify him as God, neither gave thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened.

Even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;

in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience testifying with them, and their thoughts among themselves accusing or else excusing them)

in the day when God will judge the secrets of men, according to my Good News, by Jesus Christ.

For I don’t know what I am doing. For I don’t practice what I desire to do; but what I hate, that I do.

So now it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwells in me.

For I delight in God’s law after the inward man,

but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity under the law of sin which is in my members.

I thank God through Jesus Christ, our Lord! So then with the mind, I myself serve God’s law, but with the flesh, the sin’s law.

For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.

For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace;

because the mind of the flesh is hostile towards God; for it is not subject to God’s law, neither indeed can it be.

He who searches the hearts knows what is on the Spirit’s mind, because he makes intercession for the saints according to God.

According as it is written, “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, to this very day.” Deuteronomy 29:4; Isaiah 29:10

Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past tracing out!

“For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?” Isaiah 40:13

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.

Be of the same mind one toward another. Don’t set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don’t be wise in your own conceits.

One man esteems one day as more important. Another esteems every day alike. Let each man be fully assured in his own mind.

I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself; except that to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

Now the God of perseverance and of encouragement grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus,