Philippians

Philippians 2:13–15

¹³For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.

¹⁴Do everything without complaining or arguing, ¹⁵so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation,^b in which you shine as lights in the world

Footnotes

b 2:15 Deuteronomy 32:5|DEU 32:5

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Philippians 2:13

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γάρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
it is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
God	Θεὸς	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
who	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
works	ἐνεργῶν	energōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1754 I work, accomplish, am operative
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
to will	θέλειν	thelein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G2309 I will, wish, desire
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
to act	ἐνεργεῖν	energein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G1754 I work, accomplish, am operative
on behalf of	ὑπὲρ	hyper	Preposition	G5228 in behalf of, above
good purpose	εὐδοκίας	eudokias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2107 good-will, favor

Philippians 2:14

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do	ποιεῖτε	poieite	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G4160 I do, make
everything	Πάντα	Panta	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
without	χωρὶς	chōris	Preposition	G5565 apart from, without
complaining	γογγυσμῶν	gongysmōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G1112 murmuring, grumbling
arguing	διαλογισμῶν	dialogismōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G1261 a calculation, reasoning, thought, plotting

Philippians 2:15

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
so that	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
you may be	γένησθε	genēsthe	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 2nd Person Plural	G1096 I come into being, am born
blameless	ἄμεμπτοι	amemptoi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G273 blameless
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
pure	ἀκέραιοι	akeraioi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G185 simple, unsophisticated, innocent
children	τέκνα	tekna	Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural	G5043 a child, descendent, inhabitant
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
without fault	ἄμωμα	amōma	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural	G299 blameless
in	μέσον	meson	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3319 middle, in the middle
a crooked	σκολιᾶς	skolias	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4646 crooked, perverse, unfair
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
perverse	διεστραμμένης	diestrammenēs	Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1294 I pervert, corrupt, oppose
generation	γενεᾶς	geneas	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1074 a generation
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
which	οἷς	hois	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Plural	G3739 who, which, what, that
you shine	φαίνεσθε	phainesthe	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G5316 I shine, appear, seem
as	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
lights	φωστῆρες	phōstēres	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5458 a light, brilliancy
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
world	κόσμῳ	kosmō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2889 the world, universe

Cross-references

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Philippians 2:13 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 · 2 Thessalonians 1:11 · 1 Corinthians 12:6 · Ephesians 1:5 · 1 Kings 8:58

Philippians 2:14 1 Peter 4:9 · 1 Corinthians 10:10 · James 5:9 · Ephesians 4:31–32 · Philippians 2:3 · Romans 12:18 · Exodus 16:7–8 · 1 Thessalonians 5:15 · Galatians 5:26 · James 1:20 · James 3:14–4:1 · Proverbs 15:17–18

Philippians 2:15 Matthew 5:14–16 · 1 Peter 2:12 · Matthew 5:45 · Isaiah 60:1 · 1 John 3:1–3 · Deuteronomy 32:5 · 1 Thessalonians 5:23 · 1 Peter 1:14–17 · 2 Peter 3:14 · Ephesians 5:1–2 · Matthew 5:48 · Ephesians 5:7–8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.