Philippians 1:6 BSB

Philippians 1:6

being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

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ASV

being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:

KJV

Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

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Commentary

3 voices

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 872: “The Perseverance of the Saints” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1869)

THE dangers which attend the spiritual life are of the most appalling character. The life of a Christian is a series of miracles. See a spark living in mid ocean, see a stone hanging in the air, see health blooming in a leper colony, and the snow-white swan among rivers of filth and you behold an image of the Christian life. The new nature is kept alive between the jaws of death, preserved by the power of God from instant destruction—by no power less than Divine could its existence be continued.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Being persuaded - The grounds of which persuasion are set down in the following verse. That he who hath begun a good work in you, will perfect it until the day of Christ - That he who having justified, hath begun to sanctify you, will carry on this work, till it issue in glory.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 2154: “The Pastor's Joy and Confidence” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1890)

THE Epistle to the Philippians is the epistle ofjoy. Bengel sums it up in two Latin words, which, being interpreted, signify, "I rejoice, rejoice you." Here we come to that sweet fruit of the Spirit which we call "Joy." The statement Paul makes about the Philippian Church shows to what a high estate a Church can come. Beloved, we of the Tabernacle never wish to be like the Church in Galatia which was bewitched by false teachers who led away the people from the vital doctrine of justification by faith.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
πεποιθὼς	pepoithōs	having been persuaded of	G3982 →
αὐτὸ	auto	[the] very thing	G846 →
τοῦτο,	touto	this,	G3778 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
ὁ	ho	the [One]	G3588 →
ἐναρξάμενος	enarxamenos	having begun	G1728 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
ὑμῖν	humin	you	G4771 →
ἔργον	ergon	a work	G2041 →
ἀγαθὸν	agathon	good	G18 →
ἐπιτελέσει	epitelesei	will complete [it]	G2005 →
ἄχρι	achri	until	G891 →
ἡμέρας	hēmeras	[the] day	G2250 →
Χριστοῦ	Christou	of Christ	G5547 →
Ἰησοῦ·	Iēsou	Jesus;	G2424 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Philippians 2:13
For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.
leads to
- Hebrews 13:21
  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
  Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God.
- 2 Timothy 1:9
  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
  So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.
- 1 Corinthians 15:10
  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…
Through
Psalms 138:8
The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever— do not abandon the works of Your hands.
leads to
- Psalms 57:2
  I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills His purpose for me.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:24
  The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.
- Isaiah 26:12
  O LORD, You will establish peace for us. For all that we have accomplished, You have done for us.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Philippians

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Philippians