Romans 8:27 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRomans 8:27 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ἐραυνῶν
ereunáō
G2045
to search
τὰς
ho
G3588
the
καρδίας
kardía
G2588
heart
οἶδεν
eídō
G1492
to see
τί
tís
G5101
who
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
φρόνημα
phrónēma
G5427
thought
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
πνεύματος
pneûma
G4151
spirit
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
κατὰ
katá
G2596
down
θεὸν
theós
G2316
God
ἐντυγχάνει
entynchánō
G1793
to meet
ὑπὲρ
hypér
G5228
over
ἁγίων
hágios
G40
saint
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World English Bible Public Domain
He who searches the hearts knows what is on the Spirit's mind, because he makes intercession for the saints according to God.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But the one searching the hearts knows what the mindset of the Spirit, because he intercedes on behalf of the saints in accordance with God.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).