## 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]])