Hebrews 4:12
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, both the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
11Let us then strive to enter into that rest, that no one may fall, as a like example of disobedience.
Cross References
Psalms 110:2Jehovah will extend the sceptre of thy power from Zion: Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies!
Psalms 139:2Thou knowest my sitting-down and my rising-up; Thou understandest my thoughts from afar!
Proverbs 5:4But her end is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.
Isaiah 11:4But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, And decide with equity for the afflicted of the land; He shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; With the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
Isaiah 55:11So shall my word be, that goeth forth from my mouth; It shall not return to me void; But it shall bring to pass that which is my pleasure, And it shall accomplish that for which I send it.
Matthew Henry on Hebrews 4:12-16
Serious Exhortation; The Priesthood of Christ. ( a. d. 62.) 11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief. 12 For the word of God is quick, 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. 13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes… Read the whole commentary →