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New American Standard Bible
For
King James Version
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Holman Bible
For the word of God is living and effective
International Standard Version
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul and spirit, joints and marrow, as it judges the thoughts and purposes of the heart.
A Conservative Version
For the word of God is living, and potent, and sharper, above every two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division both of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and discernible of the thoughts and intentions of the hear
American Standard Version
For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and quick to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Amplified
For the word of God is living and active and full of power [making it operative, energizing, and effective]. It is sharper than any two-edged
An Understandable Version
For God's word is alive and active and sharper than any double-edged sword. It penetrates [deep enough] even to divide [a person's] soul [from his] spirit, and his joints [from his] bone marrow [Note: This is figurative language describing the penetrating effect of God's word into a person's spiritual, inner being] and is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of a person's heart.
Anderson New Testament
For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, and pierces even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Bible in Basic English
For the word of God is living and full of power, and is sharper than any two-edged sword, cutting through and making a division even of the soul and the spirit, the bones and the muscles, and quick to see the thoughts and purposes of the heart.
Common New Testament
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, of joints and marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Daniel Mace New Testament
for the word of God is active and efficacious, sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating even to the division of soul and spirit, to the smallest and most inward parts, distinguishing the thoughts, and intentions of the heart.
Darby Translation
For the word of God is living and operative, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and penetrating to the division of soul and spirit, both of joints and marrow, and a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Godbey New Testament
For the word of God is living, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing unto the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and a quick discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Goodspeed New Testament
For the message of God is a living and active force, sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing through soul and spirit, and joints and marrow, and keen in judging the thoughts and purposes of the mind.
John Wesley New Testament
For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder both of the soul and spirit, both of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Julia Smith Translation
For the word of God living, and effective, and more piercing than any two-mouthed sword, and penetrating even to the division both of soul and spirit, both the joints and marrows, and a critic of the reflections and thoughts of the heart.
King James 2000
For the word of God is living, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For the word of God [is] living and active and sharper than any double-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, both joints and marrow, and able to judge the reflections and thoughts of the heart.
Modern King James verseion
For the Word of God is living and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing apart of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
for the word of God is quick, and mighty in operation, and sharper than any two edged sword: and entereth through, even unto the dividing asunder of the soul and the spirit and of the joints, and the marrow: and judgeth the thoughts and the intents of the heart.
Moffatt New Testament
For the Logos of God is a living thing, active and more cutting than any sword with double edge, penetrating to the very division of soul and spirit, joints and marrow ??scrutinizing the very thoughts and conceptions of the heart.
NET Bible
For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing even to the point of dividing soul from spirit, and joints from marrow; it is able to judge the desires and thoughts of the heart.
New Heart English Bible
For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Noyes New Testament
For the word of God is living, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, both the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart;
Sawyer New Testament
For the word of God is living, and effective, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and reaching even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrows, and distinguishes thoughts and intentions of mind;
The Emphasized Bible
For, living, is the word of God, and, energetic, and more cutting than any knife with two edges, and penetrating as far as a dividing asunder of soul and spirit, of joints also, and marrow, and able to judge the impulses and designs of the heart;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For the word of God is quickening, and energetic, and sharper than every two-edged sword, and piercing through and through, so as to divide both soul and spirit, both joints and spinal marrow, and critically judges the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Twentieth Century New Testament
God's Message is a living and active power, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing its way till it penetrates soul and spirit--not the joints only but the very marrow--and detecting the inmost thoughts and purposes of the mind.
Webster
For the word of God is living, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Weymouth New Testament
For God's Message is full of life and power, and is keener than the sharpest two-edged sword. It pierces even to the severance of soul from spirit, and penetrates between the joints and the marrow, and it can discern the secret thoughts and purposes of the heart.
Williams New Testament
For God's message is alive and full of power in action, sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing even to the depths of soul and spirit, to the dividing of joints and marrow, and passing judgment on the thoughts and purposes of the heart.
World English Bible
For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Worrell New Testament
For the word of God is living, and effectual, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to a dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Worsley New Testament
For the word of God is lively and efficacious, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, and of the very joints and marrow, and judging the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Youngs Literal Translation
for the reckoning of God is living, and working, and sharp above every two-edged sword, and piercing unto the dividing asunder both of soul and spirit, of joints also and marrow, and a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart;
Themes
Battle of Life » Weapons and armour of the saints » General references to weapons
Discerning » What is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart
God » Mighty in its influence » A probing instrument
Names » Of the word of God » Sword of the spirit
Power » Of the word » A probing instrument
The scriptures » Are called the » The word of God
The scriptures » Described as » Quick and powerful
Spiritual » Warfare characteristics of » Weapons
Swords » Illustrative » Of the word of God
The bible » Mighty in its influence » A probing instrument
The word of God » Called » The word of God
The word of God » Mighty in its influence » A probing instrument
The word of God » Compared » To a two-edged sword
War/weapons » The word of God being a sword
Weapons » Spiritual » Sword of the spirit
Weapons » Spiritual » General references to weapons
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Devotionals
Devotionals about Hebrews 4:12
Devotionals containing Hebrews 4:12
References
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Word Count of 36 Translations in Hebrews 4:12
Prayers for Hebrews 4:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Rest That Remains For The People Of God
11
Therefore let us be diligent to enter that rest, so that no one will fall, through following the same
Phrases
Cross References
Ephesians 6:17
And take
1 Peter 1:23
for you have been
Isaiah 49:2
In the
And He has also made Me a
He has hidden Me in His quiver.
Jeremiah 23:29
“Is not My word like
1 Corinthians 14:24-25
But if all
1 Thessalonians 2:13
For this reason we also constantly
Isaiah 11:4
And decide with fairness for the
And He will strike the earth with the
And with the
Revelation 1:16
In His right hand He held
Psalm 119:130
It gives
Proverbs 5:4
1 Thessalonians 5:23
Now
Psalm 45:3
In Your splendor and Your majesty!
Psalm 110:2
“
Psalm 139:2
You
Psalm 149:6
And a
Ecclesiastes 12:11
The
Isaiah 55:11
It will
Without
And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.
Jeremiah 17:10
I test the
Even
According to the
Luke 8:11
John 6:51
Acts 2:37
Now when they heard this, they were
Acts 4:31
And when they had prayed, the
Romans 1:16
For I am not
1 Corinthians 1:24
but to those who are
2 Corinthians 2:17
For we are not like many,
2 Corinthians 4:2
but we have renounced the
2 Corinthians 10:4-5
for the
Ephesians 5:13
But all things become visible
Hebrews 13:7
Remember
James 1:18
In the exercise of
1 Peter 2:4-5
And coming to Him as to a living stone which has been
Revelation 2:16
Revelation 2:23
Revelation 19:15
Revelation 19:21
And the rest were killed with the sword which
Revelation 20:4
Then I saw
Acts 5:33
But when they heard this, they were