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Philippians 2:13 — For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good…
“For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.”
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The verses around Philippians 2:13.
11And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
12Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
13For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
14Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
15That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
Verse explanation
Paul balances the previous verse’s call to work out one’s own salvation: it is God who works within believers, both the willing and the doing, according to His own good pleasure.
From the Philippians 2 study in Bible in Stories.
Philippians 2:13 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Porque Deus é o que opera em vós tanto o querer como o effectuar, segundo a sua boa vontade.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
pois é Deus quem opera em vós tanto o querer como o agir, conforme a [sua] boa vontade.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Porque es Dios quien obra en ustedes, creando la voluntad y la capacidad para hacer lo que él quiere que hagan.
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