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Where is “The word of God is living and active” in the Bible?
“The word of God is living and active” is Hebrews 4:12. The unnamed writer of Hebrews says it to Jewish Christians tempted to give up.
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The verse, who says it, and what it means there.
In the Bible
It is Hebrews 4:12.
Yes, it is in the Bible.
The unnamed writer of Hebrews says it to Jewish Christians tempted to give up.
The verse
For God’s word is living and at work, cutting more sharply than any two-edged sword. It pierces all the way to where soul and spirit, joints and marrow, are divided, and it discerns the thoughts and purposes of the heart.
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What it means there
The writer has been warning readers not to harden their hearts when they hear God’s voice. God’s word is not a dead letter. It cuts to the inside and shows what a person is thinking.
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Where is “The word of God is living and active” in the Bible?
“The word of God is living and active” is Hebrews 4:12. English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here. The unnamed writer of Hebrews says it to Jewish Christians tempted to give up.
Is “The word of God is living and active” in the Bible?
Yes. It is Hebrews 4:12. In the Lumin Translation, Hebrews 4:12 reads: “For God’s word is living and at work, cutting more sharply than any two-edged sword. It pierces all the way to where soul and spirit, joints and marrow, are divided, and it discerns the thoughts and purposes of the heart.”
Who said “The word of God is living and active”?
The unnamed writer of Hebrews says it to Jewish Christians tempted to give up.
What does “The word of God is living and active” mean in the Bible?
The writer has been warning readers not to harden their hearts when they hear God’s voice. God’s word is not a dead letter. It cuts to the inside and shows what a person is thinking.
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