Philippians 2:13-15

Amplified Bible

¹³For it is [not your strength, but it is] ^[a]God who is effectively at work in you, both to will and to work [that is, strengthening, energizing, and creating in you the longing and the ability to fulfill your purpose] for His good pleasure.

¹⁴Do everything without murmuring or questioning [the providence of God], ¹⁵so that you may prove yourselves to be blameless and guileless, innocent and uncontaminated, children of God without blemish in the midst of a [morally] crooked and [spiritually] perverted generation, among whom you are seen as bright lights [beacons shining out clearly] in the world [of darkness],

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Footnotes

Philippians 2:13 God supports the believer, but it is the believer’s responsibility to do what he has been called by God to do.

Philippians 2:13-15

New International Version

¹³for it is God who works in you^(A) to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.^(B)

¹⁴Do everything without grumbling^(C) or arguing, ¹⁵so that you may become blameless^(D) and pure, “children of God^(E) without fault in a warped and crooked generation.”^[a]^(F) Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky