Hebrews 4:13
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.
English Standard Version (ESV)
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The Greek word for "opened" likely alludes to the violent dissection of sacrificial animals, bared and cut open for examination. This imagery dramatically emphasizes that nothing about us—not even our deepest thoughts or hidden flaws—can be concealed from God's all-seeing gaze. We are utterly exposed to Him, the one to whom we must ultimately give an account.
The author has just described God's Word as a powerful, living force that can discern even the deepest thoughts and intentions of the human heart. This verse follows by emphasizing that this discernment belongs to God Himself, before whom no created being or action can be hidden. The argument builds toward the realization that because God sees all, we must approach Him with reverence and humility, especially since we are accountable to Him.
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ktisis · Greek Noun
An entity created by God, encompassing the entire realm of physical and spiritual beings; nothing escapes God's scrutiny.
wesleyHebrews 4:13: "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."
4:13 In his sight - It is God whose word is thus powerful: it is God in whose sight every creature is manifest; and of this his word, working on the conscience, gives the fullest conviction. But all things are naked and opened - Plainly alluding to the sacrifices under the law which were first flayed, and then (as the Greek word liter…
pooleHebrews 4:13: "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."
Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: kai is not only copulative, but rational, showing the ground of the former efficacy of the gospel word, because its Author seeth and knoweth all persons and things, and filleth it with this power and force. For every creature which God the Son created, angel, or man, or…
The Greek word for "opened" likely alludes to the violent dissection of sacrificial animals, bared and cut open for examination. This imagery dramatically emphasizes that nothing about us—not even our deepest thoughts or hidden flaws—can be concealed from God's all-seeing gaze. We are utterly exposed to Him, the one to whom we must ultimately give an account.
The author has just described God's Word as a powerful, living force that can discern even the deepest thoughts and intentions of the human heart. This verse follows by emphasizing that this discernment belongs to God Himself, before whom no created being or action can be hidden. The argument builds toward the realization that because God sees all, we must approach Him with reverence and humility, especially since we are accountable to Him.
The author has just described God's Word as a powerful, living force that can discern even the deepest thoughts and intentions of the human heart. This verse follows by emphasizing that this discernment belongs to God Himself, before whom no created being or action can be hidden. The argument builds toward the realization that because God sees all, we must approach Him with reverence and humility, especially since we are accountable to Him.
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"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." — The Greek word for "opened" likely alludes to the violent dissection of sacrificial animals, bared and cut open for examination. This imagery dramatically emphasizes that nothing about us—not even ou…
