11 translations · Greek
Hebrews 13:21
make you complete in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
Hebrews 13:21 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- make you complete in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
- KJV King James Version
- Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
- ASV American Standard Version
- make you perfect in every good thing to do his will, working in us that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- make you perfect in every good work to do His will, doing in you that which is well-pleasing before Him, through Jesus Christ, to whom [is] the glory through the ages of the ages! Amen.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- may he provide you with all that is good so you can do his will. May he work in us, doing everything that pleases him, through Jesus Christ—glory to him forever and ever. Amen.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- make you perfect in every good work to do His will, doing in you that which is well-pleasing before Him, through Jesus Christ, to whom [is] the glory — to the ages of the ages! Amen.
- DBY Darby Translation
- perfect you in every good work to the doing of his will, doing in you what is pleasing before him through Jesus Christ; to whom [be] glory for the ages of ages. Amen.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- make you complete in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Fit you in all goodness, that you may do his will; doing in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom is glory for ever and ever. Amen.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| καταρτίσαι | katartisai | equip | G2675 καταρτίζω to complete |
| ὑμᾶς | hymas | you | G4771 σύ you |
| ἐν | en | with | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| παντὶ | panti | every | G3956 πᾶς all |
| ἀγαθῷ | agathō | good {thing} | G18 ἀγαθός good |
| εἰς | eis | to | G1519 εἰς toward |
| τὸ | to | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ποιῆσαι | poiēsai | do | G4160 ποιέω to do/make: do |
| τὸ | to | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| θέλημα | thelēma | will | G2307 θέλημα will/desire |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | His | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ποιῶν | poiōn | [And] may He accomplish | G4160 ποιέω to do/make: do |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| ἡμῖν | hēmin | us | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| τὸ | to | what [is] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| εὐάρεστον | euareston | pleasing | G2101 εὐάρεστος well-pleasing |
| ἐνώπιον | enōpion | in His sight | G1799 ἐνώπιον before |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | — | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| διὰ | dia | through | G1223 διά through/because of |
| Ἰησοῦ | Iēsou | Jesus | G2424 Ἰησοῦς Jesus |
| Χριστοῦ | Christou | Christ | G5547 Χριστός Christ |
| ᾧ | hō | to whom [be] | G3739 ὅς which |
| ἡ | hē | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| δόξα | doxa | glory | G1391 δόξα glory |
| εἰς | eis | — | G1519 εἰς toward |
| τοὺς | tous | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| αἰῶνας | aiōnas | forever | G165 αἰών an age: age |
| τῶν | tōn | [and] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| αἰώνων | aiōnōn | ever | G165 αἰών an age: age |
| ἀμήν | amēn | Amen | G281 ἀμήν amen |
Related verses
- Philippians 2:13
For it is God who works in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:17
comfort your hearts and establish you in every good work and word.
- Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.
- 1 Peter 5:10–11
But may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you. To him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
- 2 Timothy 4:18
And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me for his heavenly Kingdom; to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
- 1 Peter 2:5
You also, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
- Philippians 1:11
being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:23
May the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. May your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 2 Corinthians 9:8
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work.
- Ephesians 2:10
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
19 I strongly urge you to do this, that I may be restored to you sooner.
20 Now may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, our Lord Jesus,
21 make you complete in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
22 But I exhort you, brothers, endure the word of exhortation; for I have written to you in few words.
23 Know that our brother Timothy has been freed, with whom, if he comes shortly, I will see you.
Read all of Hebrews 13 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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