11 translations · Greek
Philippians 2:13
For it is God who works in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure.
Philippians 2:13 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- For it is God who works in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure.
- KJV King James Version
- For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.
- ASV American Standard Version
- for it is God who worketh in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- for it is God who is working in you both to will and to work for His good pleasure.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- For it's God who is working within you, creating the will and the ability to do what he wants you to do.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- for God it is who is working in you both to will and to work for His good pleasure.
- DBY Darby Translation
- for it is God who works in you both the willing and the working according to [his] good pleasure.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- For it is God who worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- For it is God who works in you both to will and to work for his good pleasure.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- For it is God who worketh in you, both to will and to accomplish, according to his good will.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Θεὸς | Theos | God | G2316 θεός God |
| γάρ | gar | For | G1063 γάρ for |
| ἐστιν | estin | it is | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| ὁ | ho | who | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἐνεργῶν | energōn | works | G1754 ἐνεργέω be active |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| ὑμῖν | hymin | you | G4771 σύ you |
| καὶ | kai | — | G2532 καί and |
| τὸ | to | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| θέλειν | thelein | to will | G2309 θέλω to will/desire |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| τὸ | to | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἐνεργεῖν | energein | to act | G1754 ἐνεργέω be active |
| ὑπὲρ | hyper | on behalf of | G5228 ὑπέρ above/for |
| τῆς | tēs | [His] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| εὐδοκίας | eudokias | good purpose | G2107 εὐδοκία goodwill |
Related verses
- 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.
- 2 Corinthians 3:5
not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God;
- 2 Timothy 1:9
who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,
- Romans 9:16
So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.
- 1 Corinthians 15:10
But by the grace of God I am what I am. His grace which was given to me was not futile, but I worked more than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
- Ephesians 1:11
in whom also we were assigned an inheritance, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who does all things after the counsel of his will;
- James 1:16–18
Don’t be deceived, my beloved brothers. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow. Of his own will he gave birth to us by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
- John 3:27
John answered, “A man can receive nothing, unless it has been given him from heaven.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:11
To this end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith, with power;
- 1 Corinthians 12:6
There are various kinds of workings, but the same God, who works all things in all.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
12 So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
13 For it is God who works in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure.
14 Do all things without murmurings and disputes,
15 that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without defect in the middle of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,
Read all of Philippians 2 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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