'Heart' in the Bible

He displayed his mighty power with his arm. He scattered people who were proud in mind and heart.

All who heard about him took it to heart, saying, “What then will this child become?” For, indeed, the Lord’s hand was with him.

Because of the tender mercy of our God,With which the Sunrise (the Messiah) from on high will dawn and visit us,

But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.

(And a sword will go through your heart;) so that the secret thoughts of men may come to light.

And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

Therefore produce fruit that is worthy of [and consistent with your] repentance [that is, live changed lives, turn from sin and seek God and His righteousness]. And do not even begin to say to yourselves [as a defense], ‘We have Abraham for our father [and so our heritage assures us of salvation]’; for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children (descendants) for Abraham [for God can replace the unrepentant, regardless of their heritage, with those who are obedient].

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because He did anoint me; To proclaim good news to the poor, Sent me to heal the broken of heart, To proclaim to captives deliverance, And to blind receiving of sight, To send away the bruised with deliverance,

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

and those beside the way are those hearing, then cometh the Devil, and taketh up the word from their heart, lest having believed, they may be saved.

But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

And Jesus said, O generation without faith and false in heart, how long will I have to be with you and put up with you? let your son come here.

"Take these words to heart, for the Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men."

And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,

And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

But give from your heart to those in need, and then everything will be clean for you.

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;

And when he has found it, he lifts it on his shoulder, glad at heart.

I say to you that even so there will be more joy in heaven when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing, than for ninety-nine good men, who have no need of a change of heart.

So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way from home his father saw him, and his heart went out to him; he ran and hugged his son and kissed him.

Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart,

The Pharisee stood [ostentatiously] and began praying to himself [in a self-righteous way, saying]: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the rest of men—swindlers, unjust (dishonest), adulterers—or even like this tax collector.

men fainting at heart from fear, and expectation of the things coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.

Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:

And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?

And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and wherefore do questionings arise in your heart?

And that teaching about a change of heart and forgiveness of sins is to be given to Jerusalem first and to all nations in his name.