12 [a]For the [b]word of God is [c]lively, and mighty in operation, and sharper than any two edged sword, and entereth through, even unto the dividing asunder of the [d]soul and the [e]spirit, and of the joints, and the marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts, and the intents of the heart.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 4:12 An amplification taken from the nature of the word of God, the power whereof is such, that it entereth even to the deepest and most inward and secret parts of the heart, wounding them deadly that are stubborn, and plainly quickening the believers.
  2. Hebrews 4:12 The doctrine of God which is preached both in the Law and in the Gospel.
  3. Hebrews 4:12 He calleth the word of God lively by reason of the effects it worketh in them, to whom it is preached.
  4. Hebrews 4:12 He calleth that the soul, which hath the affections resident in it.
  5. Hebrews 4:12 By the spirit he meaneth that nobelest part which is called the mind.

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