⁷ But the Lord said to Samuel, ^(A)“Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, ^(B)but the Lord looks on the heart.”

²⁷ And ^(A)he who searches hearts knows what is ^(B)the mind of the Spirit, because^[a] the Spirit ^(C)intercedes for the saints ^(D)according to the will of God.