Philippians 2:13 “For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His goo…”

Philippians 2:13

For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

World English Bible

For it is God who works in you both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

American Standard Version

for it is God who worketh in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure.

Geneva Bible 1599

For it is God which worketh in you, both the will and the deede, euen of his good pleasure.

Darby Translation

for it is God who works in you both the willing and the working according to [his] good pleasure.

Young's Literal Translation

for God it is who is working in you both to will and to work for His good pleasure.

Bible in Basic English

For it is God who is the cause of your desires and of your acts, for his good pleasure.

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Cross references

“God”

Hebrews 13:21 2 Corinthians 3:5 James 1:16–18 John 3:27 Jeremiah 32:38 Jeremiah 31:33

Hebrews 13:21 · BSB

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.

2 Corinthians 3:5 · BSB

Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God.

James 1:16–18 · BSB

Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.

John 3:27 · BSB

John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.

Jeremiah 32:38 · BSB

They will be My people, and I will be their God.

Jeremiah 31:33 · BSB

“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.

“to will”

1 Kings 8:58 Psalm 119:36 John 6:65 Proverbs 21:1 1 Chronicles 29:14–18 Ezra 7:27

1 Kings 8:58 · BSB

May He incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways and to keep the commandments and statutes and ordinances He commanded our fathers.

Psalm 119:36 · BSB

Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.

John 6:65 · BSB

Then Jesus said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him.”

Proverbs 21:1 · BSB

The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.

1 Chronicles 29:14–18 · BSB

But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from You, and from Your own hand we have given to You.

Ezra 7:27 · BSB

Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put into the heart of the king to so honor the house of the LORD in Jerusalem,

“good”

2 Timothy 1:9 Romans 9:16 Ephesians 1:11 2 Thessalonians 1:11 Ephesians 1:5 Ephesians 2:8

2 Timothy 1:9 · BSB

He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.

Romans 9:16 · BSB

So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.

Ephesians 1:11 · BSB

In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,

2 Thessalonians 1:11 · BSB

To this end, we always pray for you, that our God will count you worthy of His calling, and that He will powerfully fulfill your every good desire and work of faith,

Ephesians 1:5 · BSB

He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,

Ephesians 2:8 · BSB

For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,

Also

1 Corinthians 15:10 1 Corinthians 12:6

1 Corinthians 15:10 · BSB

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

1 Corinthians 12:6 · BSB

There are different ways of working, but the same God works all things in all people.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

12Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.

14Do everything without complaining or arguing,

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