King James Version

Philippians 2:13

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

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the [One]” (ὁ) before working here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godγάρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ὁhowhichὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichἐνεργῶνenergōnworkethἐνεργέω (energeō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “worketh”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1754I work, am operative, am at work, am made to work, accomplish; mid: I work, display activity.workethἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.youκαὶkaibothκαίconjunction — “both”G2532and, even, also, namely.bothτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θέλεινtheleinto willθέλω (thelō)verb, present active infinitive — “to will”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.This verse uses “will”.to willκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐνεργεῖνenergeinto doἐνεργέω (energeō)verb, present active infinitive — “to do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1754I work, am operative, am at work, am made to work, accomplish; mid: I work, display activity.to doὑπὲρhuperofὑπέρpreposition — “of”G5228gen: in behalf of; acc: above.ofτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.εὐδοκίαςeudokiashis good pleasureεὐδοκία (eudokia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “his good pleasure”, the of-formG2107(a) good-will (good-pleasure), favor, feeling of complacency of God to man, (b) good-pleasure, satisfaction, happiness, delight of men.his good pleasure

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὁhowhichὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

For it is God who worketh in you, both to will and to accomplish, according to his good will.

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