Hebrews 4:12
New King James Version
12 For the word of God is (A)living and powerful, and (B)sharper than any (C)two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is (D)a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
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Hebrews 4:12
New American Standard Bible
12 For (A)the word of God is (B)living and (C)active, and sharper than any two-edged (D)sword, even penetrating as far as the division of (E)soul and (F)spirit, of both joints and marrow, and (G)able to [a]judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
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- Hebrews 4:12 Or discern
Hebrews 4:12
Amplified Bible
12 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 [a]sword, penetrating as far as the division of the [b]soul and spirit [the completeness of a person], and of both joints and marrow [the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and judging the very thoughts and intentions of the heart.
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- Hebrews 4:12 In addition to “sword,” the word in Greek was used for the knife used by the priests to slit the throats of the sacrificial lambs and for the knife (scalpel) used by a surgeon.
- Hebrews 4:12 “soul and spirit” used here to emphasize the whole person, not two separate entities as in other passages.
Ephesians 6:17
New King James Version
17 And (A)take the helmet of salvation, and (B)the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;
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Ephesians 6:17
New American Standard Bible
17 And take (A)the helmet of salvation and the (B)sword of the Spirit, which is (C)the word of God.
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Ephesians 6:17
Amplified Bible
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.(A)
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Revelation 1:16
New King James Version
16 (A)He had in His right hand seven stars, (B)out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, (C)and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength.
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Revelation 1:16
New American Standard Bible
16 In His right hand He held (A)seven stars, and out of His mouth came a (B)sharp two-edged sword; and His (C)face was like (D)the sun [a]shining in its strength.
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- Revelation 1:16 Lit shines
Revelation 1:16
Amplified Bible
16 In His right hand He held seven stars, and from His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword [of judgment]; and His face [reflecting His majesty and the [a]Shekinah glory] was like the sun shining in [all] its power [at midday].(A)
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- Revelation 1:16 The visible, divine Presence.
Revelation 2:16
New King James Version
16 Repent, or else I will come to you quickly and (A)will fight against them with the sword of My mouth.
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Revelation 2:16
New American Standard Bible
16 Therefore (A)repent; or else (B)I am coming to you quickly, and I will wage war against them with (C)the sword of My mouth.
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Revelation 2:16
Amplified Bible
16 Therefore repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, your sinful behavior—seek God’s will]; or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war and fight against them with the sword of My mouth [in judgment].
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2 Thessalonians 2:8
New King James Version
8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, (A)whom the Lord will consume (B)with the breath of His mouth and destroy (C)with the brightness of His coming.
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2 Thessalonians 2:8
New American Standard Bible
8 Then that lawless one (A)will be revealed, whom the Lord will eliminate (B)with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the (C)appearance of His [a]coming;
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- 2 Thessalonians 2:8 Or presence
2 Thessalonians 2:8
Amplified Bible
8 Then the lawless one [the Antichrist] will be revealed and the Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of His mouth and bring him to an end by the appearance of His coming.(A)
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Revelation 19:13
New King James Version
13 (A)He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called (B)The Word of God.
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Revelation 19:13
New American Standard Bible
13 He is clothed with a (A)robe dipped in blood, and His name is called (B)The Word of God.
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Revelation 19:13
Amplified Bible
13 He is dressed in a robe dipped in [a]blood, and His name is called The Word of God.(A)
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- Revelation 19:13 Christ was once dipped in His own blood for mankind’s redemption (1:5; 5:9, etc.), but now in the blood of the wicked for mankind’s judgment.
Revelation 19:15
New King James Version
15 Now (A)out of His mouth goes a [a]sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And (B)He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. (C)He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
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- Revelation 19:15 M sharp two-edged
Revelation 19:15
New American Standard Bible
15 (A)From His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that (B)with it He may strike down the nations, and He will [a](C)rule them with a rod of iron; and (D)He treads the [b]wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty.
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- Revelation 19:15 Or shepherd
- Revelation 19:15 Lit wine press of the wine of the wrath of God’s anger
Revelation 19:15
Amplified Bible
15 From His mouth comes a sharp sword (His word) with which He may strike down the nations, and He will [a]rule them with a rod of iron; and He will tread the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty [in judgment of the rebellious world].(A)
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- Revelation 19:15 Or shepherd.
Revelation 19:21
New King James Version
21 And the rest (A)were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse. (B)And all the birds (C)were filled with their flesh.
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Revelation 19:21
New American Standard Bible
21 And the rest were killed with the sword which (A)came from the mouth of Him who (B)sat on the horse, and (C)all the birds were filled with their flesh.
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Revelation 19:21
Amplified Bible
21 And the rest were killed with the sword which came from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse, and all the birds fed ravenously and gorged themselves with their flesh.
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