Philippians 2:13

Philippians 2:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
• New International Version (NIV)for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.
• English Standard Version (ESV)for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.
• New King James Version (NKJV)for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.

Context of Philippians 2:13

11and confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. 12My dear friends, you have always obeyed, not only when I was with you but even more now that I’m absent. In the same way continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling. It is God who produces in you the desires and actions that please him. 14Do everything without complaining or arguing. 15Then you will be blameless and innocent. You will be God’s children without any faults among people who are crooked and corrupt. You will shine like stars among them in the world

Philippians 2:13 word by word

θεὸς γάρ ἐστιν ὁ ἐνεργῶν ἐν ὑμῖν καὶ τὸ θέλειν καὶ τὸ ἐνεργεῖν ὑπὲρ τῆς εὐδοκίας.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• it isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• workethἐνεργέωenergeō · be activeG1754
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• youσύsu · youG4771
• bothκαίkai · andG2532
• to willθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• ofὑπέρhuper · above/forG5228
• good pleasureεὐδοκίαeudokia · goodwillG2107

Cross-references for Philippians 2:13

• 2 Chronicles 30:12Also, God guided the people of Judah so that they united to carry out the command which the king and the leaders gave from the Lord’s word.
• Isaiah 26:12O Lord, you will establish peace for us, since you have done everything for us.
• Jeremiah 31:33“But this is the promise that I will make to Israel after those days,” declares the Lord: “I will put my teachings inside them, and I will write those teachings on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
• Jeremiah 32:38They will be my people, and I will be their God.
• John 3:27John answered, “People can’t receive anything unless it has been given to them from heaven.
• Acts 11:21The Lord’s power was with his followers, and a large number of people believed and turned to the Lord.
• 2 Corinthians 3:5By ourselves we are not qualified in any way to claim that we can do anything. Rather, God makes us qualified.
• Hebrews 13:21May this God of peace prepare you to do every good thing he wants. May he work in us through Jesus Christ to do what is pleasing to him. Glory belongs to Jesus Christ forever. Amen.
• James 1:16My dear brothers and sisters, don’t be fooled.
• 1 Kings 8:58May he bend our hearts toward him. Then we will follow him and keep his commands, laws, and rules, which he commanded our ancestors ⌞to keep⌟.
• 1 Chronicles 29:14But who am I and who are my people that you enable us to give so generously? Everything comes from you. We give you only what has come from your hands.
• Ezra 1:1The promise the Lord had spoken through Jeremiah was about to come true in Cyrus’ first year as king of Persia. The Lord inspired the king to make this announcement throughout his whole kingdom and then to put it in writing.
• Ezra 7:27⌞I, Ezra, said:⌟ Thanks be to the Lord God of our ancestors. He put this into the king’s mind to make the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem beautiful.
• Nehemiah 2:4“What do you want?” the king asked me. So I prayed to the God of heaven,
• Psalms 110:3Your people will volunteer when you call up your army. Your young people will come to you in holy splendor like dew in the early morning.
• Psalms 119:36Direct my heart toward your written instructions rather than getting rich in underhanded ways.

Commentaries on Philippians 2:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13For it is God which worketh in you - Every holy purpose, pious resolution, good word, and good work, must come from him; ye must be workers together with him, that ye receive not his grace in vain; because he worketh in you, therefore work with him, and work out your own salvation. To will and to do - . The power to will and the power to act must necessarily come from God, who is the author both of the soul and body, and of all their powers and energies…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13For it is God that worketh in you - This is given as a reason for making an effort to be saved, or for working out our salvation. It is often thought to be the very reverse, and people often feel that if God works “in us to will and to do,” there can be no need of our making an effort, and that there would be no use in it. If God does all the work, say they, why should we not patiently sit still, and wait until He puts forth His power and accomplishes in…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-18Verses 12-18 We must be diligent in the use of all the means which lead to our salvation, persevering therein to the end. With great care, lest, with all our advantages, we should come short. Work out your salvation, for it is God who worketh in you. This encourages us to do our utmost, because our labour shall not be in vain: we must still depend on the grace of God. The working of God's grace in us, is to quicken and engage our endeavours. God's…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13For it is God who works in you: God gives believers the strength and energy to live their lives (see John 15:5; 1 Corinthians 12:6; 15:10; 2 Corinthians 3:5; 1 Thessalonians 2:13). The desire and ability to do what pleases God come from God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. For--encouragement to work: "For it is God who worketh in you," always present with you, though I be absent. It is not said, "Work out your own salvation, though it is God," &c., but, "because it is God who," &c. The will, and the power to work, being first instalments of His grace, encourage us to make full proof of, and carry out to the end, the "salvation" which He has first "worked," and is still "working in" us, enabling us to "work it out." "Our…Read the comment

Topics related to Philippians 2:13

• Blessing
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• Grace of God
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• Righteousness
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Commentaries on Philippians 2

• 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
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• 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