Hebrews 4:12

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.

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  • Jer 23:29 : 29 Is not my word like fire? says the Lord; and like a hammer, smashing the rock to bits?
  • Eph 6:17 : 17 And take salvation for your head-dress and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
  • Isa 55:11 : 11 So will my word be which goes out of my mouth: it will not come back to me with nothing done, but it will give effect to my purpose, and do that for which I have sent it.
  • Isa 49:2 : 2 And he has made my mouth like a sharp sword, in the shade of his hand he has kept me; and he has made me like a polished arrow, keeping me in his secret place;
  • 1 Pet 1:23 : 23 Because you have had a new birth, not from the seed of man, but from eternal seed, through the word of a living and unchanging God.
  • Rev 1:16 : 16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword: and his face was like the sun shining in its strength.
  • 1 Thess 2:13 : 13 And for this cause we still give praise to God, that, when the word came to your ears through us, you took it, not as the word of man, but, as it truly is, the word of God, which has living power in you who have faith.
  • Rom 1:16 : 16 For I have no feeling of shame about the good news, because it is the power of God giving salvation to everyone who has faith, to the Jew first, and then to the Greek.
  • Ps 119:130 : 130 The opening of your words gives light; it gives good sense to the simple.
  • 1 Cor 14:24-25 : 24 But if all are teaching as prophets, and a man without faith or knowledge comes in, he is tested by all, he is judged by all; 25 The secrets of his heart are made clear; and he will go down on his face and give worship to God, saying that God is truly among you.
  • Rev 19:15 : 15 And out of his mouth comes a sharp sword, with which he overcomes the nations: and he has rule over them with a rod of iron: and he is crushing with his feet the grapes of the strong wrath of God the Ruler of all.
  • 2 Cor 10:4-5 : 4 (For the arms with which we are fighting are not those of the flesh, but are strong before God for the destruction of high places); 5 Putting an end to reasonings, and every high thing which is lifted up against the knowledge of God, and causing every thought to come under the authority of Christ;
  • 1 Thess 5:23 : 23 And may the God of peace himself make you holy in every way; and may your spirit and soul and body be free from all sin at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • 1 Pet 2:4-5 : 4 To whom you come, as to a living stone, not honoured by men, but of great and special value to God; 5 You, as living stones, are being made into a house of the spirit, a holy order of priests, making those offerings of the spirit which are pleasing to God through Jesus Christ.
  • John 6:51 : 51 I am the living bread which has come from heaven: if any man takes this bread for food he will have life for ever: and more than this, the bread which I will give is my flesh which I will give for the life of the world.
  • Acts 4:31 : 31 And when their prayer was ended, the place where they were was violently moved, and they all became full of the Holy Spirit, preaching the word of God without fear.
  • Rev 20:4 : 4 And I saw high seats, and they were seated on them, and the right of judging was given to them: and I saw the souls of those who were put to death for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and those who did not give worship to the beast, or to his image, and had not his mark on their brows or on their hands; and they were living and ruling with Christ a thousand years.
  • Ps 149:6 : 6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a two-edged sword in their hands;
  • Rev 19:21 : 21 And the rest were put to death with the sword of him who was on the horse, even the sword which came out of his mouth: and all the birds were made full with their flesh.
  • Rev 2:16 : 16 See, then, that you have a change of heart; or I will come to you quickly, and will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.
  • Rev 2:23 : 23 And I will put her children to death; and all the churches will see that I am he who makes search into the secret thoughts and hearts of men: and I will give to every one of you the reward of your works.
  • Eph 5:13 : 13 But all things, when their true quality is seen, are made clear by the light: because everything which is made clear is light.
  • Heb 13:7 : 7 Keep in mind those who were over you, and who gave you the word of God; seeing the outcome of their way of life, let your faith be like theirs.
  • Ps 139:2 : 2 You have knowledge when I am seated and when I get up, you see my thoughts from far away.
  • Luke 8:11 : 11 Now this is the point of the story: The seed is the word of God.
  • Jer 17:10 : 10 I the Lord am the searcher of the heart, the tester of the thoughts, so that I may give to every man the reward of his ways, in keeping with the fruit of his doings.
  • Ps 45:3 : 3 Put on your sword, make it ready at your side, O strong chief, with your glory and power.
  • Prov 5:4 : 4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, and sharp as a two-edged sword;
  • Isa 11:4 : 4 But he will do right in the cause of the poor, and give wise decisions for those in the land who are in need; and the rod of his mouth will come down on the cruel, and with the breath of his lips he will put an end to the evil-doer.
  • Jas 1:18 : 18 Of his purpose he gave us being, by his true word, so that we might be, in a sense, the first-fruits of all the things which he had made.
  • 2 Cor 2:17 : 17 For we are not like the great number who make use of the word of God for profit: but our words are true, as from God, being said as before God in Christ.
  • Acts 2:37 : 37 Now when these words came to their ears their hearts were troubled, and they said to Peter and the other Apostles, Brothers, what are we to do?
  • Eccl 12:11 : 11 The words of the wise are pointed, and sayings grouped together are like nails fixed with a hammer; they are given by one guide.
  • Ps 110:2 : 2 The Lord will send out the rod of your strength from Zion; be king over your haters.
  • 2 Cor 4:2 : 2 And we have given up the secret things of shame, not walking in false ways, and not making use of the word of God with deceit; but by the revelation of what is true, as before God, we have the approval of every man's sense of right and wrong.
  • 1 Cor 1:24 : 24 But to those of God's selection, Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power and the wisdom of God.
  • Acts 5:33 : 33 But when these words came to their ears, they were cut to the heart, and had a mind to put them to death.

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