Hebrews 4:12-13. Chiastic structure copied from Chiastic Analysis
of the Epistle to the Hebrews, arranged by John Bligh (Athenaeum
Press, Heythrop College, Oxon, England: 1966). Bligh's work is almost entirely
in Greek. For website purposes, I have used unaccented Greek from the Unbound Bible,
Nestle-Aland 26,
at unbound.biola.edu
I have added English from the New American Standard Bible, revised.
| A | 12 zwn gar
o logoV tou qeou For the word of God is living |
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| B | kai energhV and active | ||||
| C | kai
tomwteroV uper pasan macairan distomon and sharper than any two-edged sword, |
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| D | kai
diiknoumenoV acri merismou yuchV kai pneumatoV and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, |
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| E | armwn te kai muelwn of both joints and marrow, | ||||
| D* | kai
kritikoV enqumhsewn kai ennoiwn kardiaV and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. |
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| C* | 13 kai ouk
estin ktisiV afanhV enwpion autou And there is no creature hidden from His sight, |
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| B* | panta de
gumna kai tetrachlismena toiV ofqalmoiV autou but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him |
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| A* | proV on
hmin o logoV with whom we have to do. |
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