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Philippians 2:13 KJV
Philippians · chapter 2 · verse 13
For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.Philippians 2:13 · King James Version
Philippians 2:13 in context
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;
Commentary
Cross references
- Hebrews 13:21
- 2 Corinthians 3:5
- 2 Timothy 1:9
- Romans 9:16
- 1 Corinthians 15:10
- Ephesians 1:11
- James 1:16-18
- John 3:27
Key words (Strong's)
- workethenergeōto be operative, be at work, put forth power, to work for one, aid one, to effect, to…G1754 →
- Godtheosa god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities, the Godhead, trinity, God the…G2316 →
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I. He exhorts them to diligence and seriousness in the Christian course: Work out your own salvation. It is the salvation of our souls (Pe1 1:9), and our eternal salvation (Heb 5:9), and contains deliverance from all the evils sin had brought upon us and exposed us to, and the possession of all good and whatsoever is…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-13