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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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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  1. Hebrews 4:12 Or discern

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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  1. 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.
  2. Hebrews 4:12 “soul and spirit” used here to emphasize the whole person, not two separate entities as in other passages.

12 For the word of God(A) is alive(B) and active.(C) Sharper than any double-edged sword,(D) it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.(E)

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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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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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17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.(A)

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17 Take the helmet of salvation(A) and the sword of the Spirit,(B) which is the word of God.(C)

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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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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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  1. Revelation 1:16 Lit shines

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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  1. Revelation 1:16 The visible, divine Presence.

16 In his right hand he held seven stars,(A) and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword.(B) His face was like the sun(C) shining in all its brilliance.

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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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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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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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16 Repent(A) therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.(B)

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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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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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  1. 2 Thessalonians 2:8 Or presence

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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And then the lawless one will be revealed,(A) whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth(B) and destroy by the splendor of his coming.(C)

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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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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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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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  1. 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.

13 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood,(A) and his name is the Word of God.(B)

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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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  1. Revelation 19:15 M sharp two-edged

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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  1. Revelation 19:15 Or shepherd
  2. Revelation 19:15 Lit wine press of the wine of the wrath of God’s anger

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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  1. Revelation 19:15 Or shepherd.

15 Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword(A) with which to strike down(B) the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.”[a](C) He treads the winepress(D) of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty.

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  1. Revelation 19:15 Psalm 2:9