For the word of God — Preached, Hebrews 4:2, and armed with threatenings, Hebrews 4:3. Is living and powerful — Attended with the power of the living God, and conveying either life or death to the hearers. Sharper than any two — edged sword — Penetrating the heart more than this does the body. Piercing — Quite through, and laying open. The soul and spirit, joints and marrow — The inmost recesses of the mind, which the apostle beautifully and strongly expresses by this heap of figurative words. And is a discerner — Not only of the thoughts, but also of the intentions.
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Hebrews 4:12
12 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.