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That is not manifest (aphanēs). Old adjective (a privative and phainō, to show), here only in the N.T. God’s microscope can lay bare the smallest microbe of doubt and sin.
Naked (gumna). Both soul and body are naked to the eye of God.
Laid open (tetrachēlismena). Perfect passive participle of trachēlizō, late verb to bend back the neck (trachēlos, Mat 18:6) as the surgeon does for operating, here only in N.T. See Rom 16:4 for the peril of risking one’s neck (trachēlon hupotithenai). God’s eyes see all the facts in our inmost hearts. There are no mental reservations from God.
With whom we have to do (pros hon hēmin ho logos). “With whom the matter or account for us is.” There is a slight play here on logos of Heb 4:12. Surely every servant of Christ today needs to gaze into this revealing mirror and be honest with himself and God.