Verse 12

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any double-edged sword. It penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For Guds ord er levende og effektivt, og skarpere enn noe tveegget sverd, og skiller til og med mellom sjel og ånd, ledd og marv, og er en dommer over tanker og intensjoner i hjertet.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  For Guds ord er levende og virksomt, og skarpere enn noe sverd med to egg; det deler på djupet, fra sjel og ånd, både ledd og marg, og dømmer hjertets tanker og hensikter.

• Norsk King James

  For Guds ord er levende og effektivt, og skarpere enn noe tveegget sverd, som skiller sjel og ånd, ledd og marg, og er en dommer over tankene og hensiktene i hjertet.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For Guds ord er levende og kraftig, skarpere enn noe tveegget sverd, og trenger igjennom til det skiller både sjel og ånd, ledd og marg, og dømmer hjertets tanker og planer.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  For Guds ord er levende og virksomt og skarpere enn noe tveegget sverd; det trenger igjennom, så det kløver sjel og ånd, ledd og marg, og dømmer hjertets tanker og råd.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  For Guds ord er levende og virkekraftig, og skarpere enn noe tveegget sverd, og trenger igjennom helt til deling av sjel og ånd, ledd og marg, og dømmer hjertets tanker og intensjoner.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For Guds ord er levende og virksomt, og skarpere enn noe tveegget sverd; det trenger gjennom til å dele sjel og ånd, ledd og marg, og er dommer over hjertets tanker og hensikter.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For Guds ord er levende og mektig, skarpere enn noe tveegget sverd, og den trenger igjennom og deler sjel og ånd, ledd og marg, og den dømmer hensiktene og tankene i hjertet.

• gpt4.5-preview

  For Guds ord er levende og virksomt og skarpere enn noe tveegget sverd. Det trenger igjennom og skiller sjel og ånd, ledd og marg, og dømmer hjertets tanker og hensikter.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  For Guds ord er levende og virksomt og skarpere enn noe tveegget sverd. Det trenger igjennom og skiller sjel og ånd, ledd og marg, og dømmer hjertets tanker og hensikter.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For Guds ord er levende og virkekraftig, og skarpere enn noe tveegget sverd, det trenger gjennom til skillet mellom sjel og ånd, ledd og marg, og dømmer hjertets tanker og motiver.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  For Guds ord er levende og virksomt. Det er skarpere enn noe tveegget sverd og trenger gjennom til det kløver sjel og ånd, marg og bein, og dømmer hjertets tanker og holdninger.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi det Guds Ord er levende og kraftigt og skarpere end noget tveegget Sværd, og trænger igjennem, indtil det adskiller baade Sjæl og Aand, baade Ledemod og Marv, og dømmer over Hjertets Tanker og Raad.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For Guds ord er levende og virkekraftig, og skarpere enn noe tveegget sverd, som trenger igjennom til å skille sjel og ånd, og ledd og marg, og er en dommer over hjertets tanker og hensikter.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  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, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For Guds ord er levende og virksomt, og skarpere enn noe tveegget sverd; det trenger gjennom, helt til det kløver sjel og ånd, ledd og marg, og dømmer hjertets tanker og råd.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For Guds ord er levende og virksomt, skarpere enn noe tveegget sverd, som trenge igjennom til deling av sjel og ånd, ledd og marg, og dømmer hjertets tanker og råd.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For Guds ord er levende og virksomt, skarpere enn noe tveegget sverd, og trenger gjennom til deling av sjel og ånd, både ledd og marg, og er rask til å skjelne hjertets tanker og hensikter.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For Guds ord er levende og kraftfylt, og skarpere enn noe tveegget sverd, det trenger gjennom og skiller til og med sjel og ånd, ben og marg, og er rask til å se hjertets tanker og hensikter.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For the worde of god is quycke and myghty in operacion and sharper then eny two edged swearde: and entreth through even vnto the dividynge asonder of the soule and the sprete and of the ioyntes and the mary: and iudgeth the thoughtes and the intentes of the herte:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For ye worde of God is quycke, and mightie in operacion, and sharper the eny two edged swerde, and entreth thorow, euen to the deuydinge of the soule & the sprete, and of ye ioyntes & the mary, and is a iudger of the thoughtes & intetes of the hert,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For the worde of God is liuely, and mightie in operation, & sharper then any two edged sword, and entreth through, euen vnto the diuiding asunder of the soule and the spirit, and of the ioints, and the marow, and is a discerner of the thoughtes, and the intents of the heart.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For the worde of God is quicke, and myghtie in operation, and sharper then any two edged sword, and entreth thorowe, euen vnto the deuydyng a sunder of the soule & the spirite, and of the ioyntes & the marie, and is a discerner of the thoughtes and of the intentes of the heart:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for the reckoning of God is living, and working, and sharp above every two-edged sword, and piercing unto the dividing asunder both of soul and spirit, of joints also and marrow, and a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For the word of God is living and full of power, and is sharper than any two-edged sword, cutting through and making a division even of the soul and the spirit, the bones and the muscles, and quick to see the thoughts and purposes of the heart.

• World English Bible (2000)

  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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing even to the point of dividing soul from spirit, and joints from marrow; it is able to judge the desires and thoughts of the heart.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 23:29 : 29 Is not My word like fire, declares the LORD, and like a hammer that shatters a rock?
• Eph 6:17 : 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
• Isa 55:11 : 11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but it will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
• Isa 49:2 : 2 He made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of His hand, He hid me. He made me into a polished arrow and concealed me in His quiver.
• 1 Pet 1:23 : 23 For you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
• Rev 1:16 : 16 He held seven stars in His right hand, a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth, and His face shone like the sun in its full brilliance.
• 1 Thess 2:13 : 13 For this reason, we also thank God constantly, because when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a message from men but as what it truly is—the word of God, which is at work in you who believe.
• Rom 1:16 : 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Greek.
• Ps 119:130 : 130 The unfolding of Your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple.
• 1 Cor 14:24-25 : 24 But if everyone is prophesying and an unbeliever or uninitiated person enters, they are convicted of sin by all and are examined by all. 25 The secrets of their heart are revealed, and they will fall facedown and worship God, exclaiming, 'God is truly among you!'
• Rev 19:15 : 15 Out of His mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty.
• 2 Cor 10:4-5 : 4 The weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but they are powerful through God for the destruction of strongholds. We demolish arguments 5 and every lofty thing that rises up against the knowledge of God, taking every thought captive to obey Christ.
• 1 Thess 5:23 : 23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely, and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1 Pet 2:4-5 : 4 As you come to Him, the living Stone—rejected by people but chosen and precious to God— 5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
• John 6:51 : 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats this bread, they will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
• Acts 4:31 : 31 After they prayed, the place where they were gathered was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness.
• Rev 20:4 : 4 Then I saw thrones, and those who sat on them were given authority to judge. I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony about Jesus and for the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
• Ps 149:6 : 6 May the high praises of God be in their throats and a two-edged sword in their hands,
• Rev 19:21 : 21 The rest were killed by the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds were filled with their flesh.
• Rev 2:16 : 16 Repent! Otherwise, I will come to you quickly and fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
• Rev 2:23 : 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
• Eph 5:13 : 13 But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is made visible is light.
• Heb 13:7 : 7 Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
• Ps 139:2 : 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar.
• Luke 8:11 : 11 Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.
• Jer 17:10 : 10 I, the LORD, search the heart and test the mind, to give each person according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.
• Ps 45:3 : 3 You are the most beautiful of the sons of men; grace is poured upon your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.
• Prov 5:4 : 4 But in the end, she is as bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword.
• Isa 11:4 : 4 But he will judge the poor with righteousness, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.
• Jas 1:18 : 18 By His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.
• 2 Cor 2:17 : 17 For we are not like many, peddling the word of God for profit. Instead, with sincerity, as sent from God and in His presence, we speak in Christ.
• Acts 2:37 : 37 When they heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, 'Brothers, what shall we do?'
• Eccl 12:11 : 11 The words of the wise are like goads, and their collected sayings are like firmly embedded nails—given by one Shepherd.
• Ps 110:2 : 2 The Lord will send out the scepter of your strength from Zion, saying, "Rule in the midst of your enemies."
• 2 Cor 4:2 : 2 Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not act deceitfully or distort the word of God, but by revealing the truth, we commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God.
• 1 Cor 1:24 : 24 But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.
• Acts 5:33 : 33 When they heard this, they were infuriated and wanted to kill them.