Hebrews 4:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsHebrews 4:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ζῶν
záō
G2198
to live
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
λόγος
lógos
G3056
word
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐνεργὴς
energḗs
G1756
active
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τομώτερος
tomṓteros
G5114
sharper
ὑπὲρ
hypér
G5228
over
πᾶσαν
pâs
G3956
all
μάχαιραν
máchaira
G3162
knife
δίστομον
dístomos
G1366
double-mouthed
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
διϊκνούμενος
diïknéomai
G1338
to pierce through
ἄχρι
áchri
G891
until
μερισμοῦ
merismós
G3311
division
ψυχῆς
psychḗ
G5590
soul
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
πνεύματος
pneûma
G4151
spirit
ἁρμῶν
harmós
G719
joint
τε
té
G5037
and
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
μυελῶν
myelós
G3452
marrow
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
κριτικὸς
kritikós
G2924
judicial
ἐνθυμήσεων
enthýmēsis
G1761
thought
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐννοιῶν
énnoia
G1771
thought
καρδίας
kardía
G2588
heart
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).