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Philippians 2:13New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
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13 For God is the one who for the sake of his good pleasure energizes you, giving you both the desire and the power to act.
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Philippians 2:13The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
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13
θεὸς γάρ ἐστιν ὁ ἐνεργῶν ἐν ὑμῖν καὶ τὸ θέλειν καὶ τὸ ἐνεργεῖν ὑπὲρ τῆς εὐδοκίας·
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Philippians 2:13The Bible in Living English
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13 for it is God who is at work in you to produce both the willing and the working for his pleasure.
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Philippians 2:13American Standard Version
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13 for it is God who worketh in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure.
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Philippians 2:13The Emphasized Bible
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13 For it is God who energiseth within you both the desiring and the energising, in behalf of his good pleasure.
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Philippians 2:13King James Version
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13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
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Philippians Study Notes—Chapter 2New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
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energizes you: Or “is acting within you.” The Greek word e·ner·geʹo appears twice in this verse, first rendered “energizes” and then “giving you . . . power to act.” God’s holy spirit, or active force, is the greatest source of power, or energy, in the universe. God used it to create all things. (Ge 1:2; Ps 104:30; Isa 40:26) By means of his holy spirit, Jehovah gives his servants the needed energy, or “power to act,” when their power is waning. (Isa 40:31) Jehovah’s spirit can also enhance a person’s natural abilities, according to the need. (Lu 11:13; 2Co 4:7) The apostle Paul often experienced this combination of personal exertion plus added assistance from God.—Php 4:13; Col 1:29.
giving you . . . the desire: Because of discouragement, personal failings, and other factors, some of God’s servants in the past lost their desire to serve—even to go on living. (1Ki 19:4; Ps 73:13, 14; Jon 4:2, 3) Paul here shows that when such desire is lacking, God is pleased to motivate them, especially when they seek help from Him.—Ps 51:10, 11; 73:17, 18.
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