Philippians 1:6

For of this I am confident, that He who has begun a good work within you will go on to perfect it in preparation for the day of Jesus Christ.

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

5I thank my God, I say, for your cooperation in spreading the Good News, from the time it first came to you even until now.

7And I am justified in having this confidence about you all, because, both during my imprisonment and when I stand up in defence of the Good News or to confirm its truth, I have you in my heart, sharers as you all are in the same grace as myself.

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Cross References

John 6:29"This," replied Jesus, "is above all the thing that God requires--that you should be believers in Him whom He has sent."

Acts 16:14Among our hearers was one named Lydia, a dealer in purple goods. She belonged to the city of Thyateira, and was a worshipper of the true God. The Lord opened her heart, so that she gave attention to what Paul was saying.

1 Corinthians 1:8who will also keep you stedfast to the very End, so that you will be free from reproach on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 2:3And I write this to you in order that when I come I may not receive pain from those who ought to give me joy, confident as I am as to all of you that my joy is the joy of you all.

2 Corinthians 9:4for fear that, if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we--not to say you yourselves--should be put to the blush in respect to this confidence.

Ephesians 2:4But God, being rich in mercy, because of the intense love which He bestowed on us,

Matthew Henry on Philippians 1:4-7

The Apostle's Thankfulness and Joy. ( a. d. 62.) 3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, 4 Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, 5 For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now; 6 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: The apostle proceeds after the inscription and benediction to thanksgiving for the saints at Philippi. He tells them what it was he thanked God for, upon… Read the whole commentary →

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