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word of God

God's written or spoken message

living and active

God's word is as if it were alive; it is also powerful. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)

sharper than any two-edged sword

God's word penetrates to our innermost being. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

discern the heart's thoughts and intentions

The word of God exposes even our secret thoughts. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification) and (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)

everything is bare and open to the eyes of the one to whom we must give account

"God, who will judge how we have lived, can see everything" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)