Hebrews 4:12 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹² 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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective]; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul) and [the immortal] spirit, and of joints and marrow [of the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² 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.

Common English Bible

¹² because God’s word is living, active, and sharper than any two-edged sword. It penetrates to the point that it separates the soul from the spirit and the joints from the marrow. It’s able to judge the heart’s thoughts and intentions.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² For the Word of God is living and effective: more piercing than any two-edged sword, reaching to the division even between the soul and the spirit, even between the joints and the marrow, and so it discerns the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² For the word of God is living and effectual, and more piercing than any two edged sword; and reaching unto the division of the soul and the spirit, of the joints also and the marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Hebrews 4:12 Cross References

Psalm 110:2

The LORD shall send forth the rod of thy strength out of Zion: Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.

Psalm 119:130

The opening of thy words giveth light; It giveth understanding unto the simple.

Psalm 139:2

Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, Thou understandest my thought afar off.

Psalm 149:6

Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, And a two-edged sword in their hand;

Psalm 45:3

Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, Thy glory and thy majesty.

Proverbs 5:4

But her latter end is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.

Ecclesiastes 12:11

The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails well fastened are the words of the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

Isaiah 11:4

but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

Isaiah 49:2

and he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword, in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me; and he hath made me a polished shaft, in his quiver hath he kept me close:

Isaiah 55:11

so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

Jeremiah 17:10

I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.

Jeremiah 23:29

Is not my word like as fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?

Luke 8:11

Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

John 12:48

He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my sayings, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I spake, the same shall judge him in the last day.

John 6:51

I am the living bread which came down out of heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: yea and the bread which I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world.

Acts 2:37

Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and the rest of the apostles, Brethren, what shall we do?

Acts 4:31

And when they had prayed, the place was shaken wherein they were gathered together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.

Acts 5:33

But they, when they heard this, were cut to the heart, and were minded to slay them.

Acts 7:38

This is he that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers: who received living oracles to give unto us:

Romans 1:16

For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

1 Corinthians 1:24

but unto them that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

2 Corinthians 2:17

For we are not as the many, corrupting the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, speak we in Christ.

2 Corinthians 4:2

but we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

Ephesians 5:13

But all things when they are reproved are made manifest by the light: for everything that is made manifest is light.

Ephesians 5:26

that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,

Ephesians 6:17

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

1 Thessalonians 2:13

And for this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when ye received from us the word of the message, even the word of God, ye accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also worketh in you that believe.

1 Thessalonians 5:23

And the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved entire, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 13:7

Remember them that had the rule over you, which spake unto you the word of God; and considering the issue of their life, imitate their faith.

Hebrews 6:5

and tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the age to come,

James 1:18

Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

1 Peter 1:23

having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth.

Revelation 1:16

And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.

Revelation 19:15

And out of his mouth proceedeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness of the wrath of Almighty God.

Revelation 19:21

and the rest were killed with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, even the sword which came forth out of his mouth: and all the birds were filled with their flesh.

Revelation 2:16

Repent therefore; or else I come to thee quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.

Revelation 2:23

And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto each one of you according to your works.

Revelation 20:4

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgement was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as worshipped not the beast, neither his image, and received not the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand; and they lived, and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

Judges 3:16

And Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh.