Hebrews 4:12

12For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, even penetrating as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to 4:12 Or discernjudge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

12For the word of God is living and active and full of power [making it operative, energizing, and effective]. It is sharper than any two-edged 4:12 In addition to “sword,” the word in Greek was used for the knife used by the priests to slit the throats of the sacrificial lambs and for the knife (scalpel) used by a surgeon.sword, penetrating as far as the division of the 4:12 “soul and spirit” used here to emphasize the whole person, not two separate entities as in other passages.soul and spirit [the completeness of a person], and of both joints and marrow [the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and judging the very thoughts and intentions of the heart.