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19 lines
734 B
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## word of God ##
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God's written or spoken message
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## living and active ##
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God's word is as if it were alive; it is also powerful. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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## sharper than any two-edged sword ##
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God's word penetrates to our innermost being. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## discern the heart's thoughts and intentions ##
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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]])
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## everything is bare and open to the eyes of the one to whom we must give account ##
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"God, who will judge how we have lived, can see everything" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]]) |