“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.”
And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God's people in accordance with the will of God. — God, who ἐρευνάω (ereunaō, "searches") the καρδία (kardia, "hearts"), understands the νόημα (noēma, "mind") of the πνεῦμα (pneuma, "Spirit"). The Spirit's intercession conforms perfectly to God's will (κατὰ θεὸν, kata theon, "according to God"); it is neither repetitive nor vain but God-directed petition. The Spirit prays within the divine will.
Church Fathers on Romans 8:27
“But He that searches the hearts.” You see that it is not about the Comforter that he is speaking, but about the spiritual heart. Since if this were not so, he ought to have said, “He that searches” the Spirit. But that you may learn that the language is meant of a spiritual man, who has the gift of prayer, he proceeds, “And he that searches the hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit,” that is, of the spiritual man. “Because he makes intercession for the saints…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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