Hebrews 4:13

Hebrews 4:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
• New International Version (NIV)Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.

Context of Hebrews 4:13

11So we must do everything possible to arrive in God's special place of rest. God's people in the wilderness did not obey him. We must not be like them. If we do not obey God, we also will fail to arrive in that place. 12So be careful! God's message to us is alive and powerful. It is like a sword that has two sharp edges. Even more than a sword, God's message goes very deep into us. It cuts between our soul and our spirit. It is like a sharp knife that can cut deep into our body between our bones. God's message shows what we are really thinking. It shows what we really want. There is nothing in the whole world that can hide from God. He sees everything clearly and he knows everything. We will have to explain to him everything that we have done during our lives. 14Jesus, the Son of God, helps us as God's most important priest. He is our great priest who has gone up into heaven. We say that we believe in him. So we must continue to show people that we trust him. 15Jesus, our great priest understands us. He knows how weak we are. He knows that we sometimes want to do wrong things. The Devil tried to make him do all those same kinds of wrong things. But Jesus never did anything wrong.

Hebrews 4:13 word by word

καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν κτίσις ἀφανὴς ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ· πάντα δὲ γυμνὰ καὶ τετραχηλισμένα τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς αὐτοῦ πρὸς ὃν ἡμῖν ὁ λόγος.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·καίkai · andG2532
• Neitherοὐou · noG3756
• is thereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• any creatureκτίσιςktisis · creationG2937
• that is not manifestἀφανήςaphanēs · hiddenG852
• inἐνώπιονenōpion · beforeG1799
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• butδέde · thenG1161
• all thingsπᾶςpas · allG3956
• nakedγυμνόςgumnos · nakedG1131
• openedτραχηλίζωtrachēlizō · to lay bareG5136
• unto the eyesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• unto the eyesὀφθαλμόςophthalmos · eyeG3788
• withπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• we haveἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• to doλόγοςlogos · wordG3056

Cross-references for Hebrews 4:13

• 1 Samuel 16:7But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Do not look at how handsome or how tall Eliab is. I have not chosen him. The Lord does not look at people in the way that people do. People look at the face and body of a person. But the Lord sees what they are like inside.’
• 1 Chronicles 28:9As for you, Solomon, my son, keep near to your father's God. Be happy to serve him faithfully in every way. The Lord knows what you are thinking. He understands all your thoughts. If you turn to him, you will find him. But if you turn away from him, he will leave you alone for ever.
• 2 Chronicles 6:30If someone does that, please hear him from your home in heaven. Please forgive the sins of your people. Only you know what people are thinking. So please give to each person as they deserve.
• Psalms 7:9Stop wicked people from doing evil things. Keep your own people safe. You always do what is right, and you know how we think and feel.
• Psalms 33:13The Lord looks down from heaven. He sees every man, woman and child.
• Psalms 44:21But if we had done that, you would have discovered it. You know even our most secret thoughts.
• Psalms 90:8All our sins are there for you to see. You even see the sins that we have tried to hide.
• Psalms 139:11I might say, ‘I will hide myself in the dark, and the light round me will change into night.’
• Psalms 139:12But it is never too dark for you to see. For you, the night has as much light as the day. Darkness and light are the same to you!
• Proverbs 15:3The Lord sees what happens everywhere. He is watching what evil people do, and good people too.
• Jeremiah 17:10But I, the Lord, look inside a person's mind. I see what he thinks and what he feels. I see how everyone lives, and I see the things that they do. I give to each one what he deserves.
• John 2:24But Jesus himself did not trust the people. He knew what all people are really like.
• John 21:17Jesus asked him a third time, ‘Simon, son of John, do you love me?’ Peter was sad because Jesus asked him a third time, ‘Do you love me?’ So he said to Jesus, ‘Lord, you know everything. You know that I really love you!’ Jesus said to him, ‘Take care of my sheep.
• 1 Corinthians 4:5So you should not decide about things before the time is right. Wait until the Lord comes again. He will show everything clearly. He will show the bad things that people have done secretly. He will show the secret purpose of people's thoughts. Then God will praise each person in a way that is right for them.
• Revelation 2:23I will send a terrible illness to kill those who obey her. Then all the people in the churches will know that I look deep inside them. I know what you really want. I know what you really think. I will give each of you what is right for you, as a result of what you have done.
• Job 26:6God sees everything that happens in the place of dead people. Nothing can hide that terrible place from him.

Commentaries on Hebrews 4:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Neither is there any creature that is not manifest - God, from whom this word comes, and by whom it has all its efficacy, is infinitely wise. He well knew how to construct his word, so as to suit it to the state of all hearts; and he has given it that infinite fullness of meaning, so as to suit it to all cases. And so infinite is he in his knowledge, and so omnipresent is he, that the whole creation is constantly exposed to his view; nor is there a…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight - There is no being who is not wholly known to God. All his thoughts, feelings, plans, are distinctly understood. Of the truth of this there can be no doubt. The “design” of the remark here is, to guard those to whom the apostle was writing from self-deception - since they could conceal nothing from God. All things are naked - Exposed; uncovered. There is nothing that can be concealed from…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-16Verses 11-16 Observe the end proposed: rest spiritual and eternal; the rest of grace here, and glory hereafter; in Christ on earth, with Christ in heaven. After due and diligent labour, sweet and satisfying rest shall follow; and labour now, will make that rest more pleasant when it comes. Let us labour, and quicken each other to be diligent in duty. The Holy Scriptures are the word of God. When God sets it home by his Spirit, it convinces powerfully…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Uncovered and exposed means feeling vulnerable, helpless, or unprotected. The guilty cannot hide from God's powerful judgment (see Revelation 3:17).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. creature--visible or invisible. in his sight--in God's sight (He 4:12). "God's wisdom, simply manifold, and uniformly multiform, with incomprehensible comprehension, comprehends all things incomprehensible." opened--literally, "thrown on the back so as to have the neck laid bare," as a victim with neck exposed for sacrifice. The Greek perfect tense implies that this is our continuous state in relation to God. "Show, O man, shame and fear towards thy…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Hebrews 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings