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12 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.

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16 He held[a] seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp double-edged sword extended out of his mouth. His[b] face shone like the sun shining at full strength.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 1:16 tn Grk “and having.” In the Greek text this is a continuation of the previous sentence, but because contemporary English style employs much shorter sentences, a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the pronoun “he.”
  2. Revelation 1:16 tn This is a continuation of the previous sentence in the Greek text, but a new sentence was started here in the translation.

To the Church in Pergamum

12 “To[a] the angel of the church in Pergamum write the following:[b]

“This is the solemn pronouncement of[c] the one who has the sharp double-edged sword:[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 2:12 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated due to differences between Greek and English style.
  2. Revelation 2:12 tn The phrase “the following” after “write” is supplied to clarify that what follows is the content of what is to be written.
  3. Revelation 2:12 tn Grk “These things says [the One]…” See the note on the phrase “this is the solemn pronouncement of” in 2:1.sn The expression This is the solemn pronouncement of reflects an OT idiom. See the note on this phrase in 2:1.
  4. Revelation 2:12 sn On the sharp double-edged sword see 1:16.