Philippians 1:6 - Forerunner Commentary

Philippians 1:6

4 always in ^aevery prayer of mine making request for you all with joy,

5 ^afor your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now,

6 being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun ^aa good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;

7 just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace.

8 For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ.

9 And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment,

10 that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ,

11 being filled with the fruits of righteousness ^awhich are by Jesus Christ, ^bto the glory and praise of God.

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12 But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel,

13 so that it has become evident ^ato the whole palace guard, and to all the rest, that my chains are in Christ;

14 and most of the brethren in the Lord, having become confident by my chains, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.

15 Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from goodwill:

16 ¹The former preach Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my chains;

Verse Comparison: Philippians 1:6

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

Amplified® Bible
And I am convinced {and} sure of this very thing, that He Who began a good work in you will continue until the day of Jesus Christ [right up to the time of His return], developing [that good work] {and} perfecting {and} bringing it to full completion in you.

Contemporary English Version
God is the one who began this good work in you, and I am certain that he won't stop before it is complete on the day that Christ Jesus returns.

Darby English Version
having confidence of this very thing, that he who has begun in you a good work will complete it unto Jesus Christ's day:

Good News Bible
And so I am sure that God, who began this good work in you, will carry it on until it is finished on the Day of Christ Jesus.

International Standard Version
I am convinced of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Christ Jesus.

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:

New American Standard Bible
{For I am} confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.

New International Version
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.

New King James Version
being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For I feel confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.

Revised Standard Version
And I am sure that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.

Young's Literal Translation
having been confident of this very thing, that He who did begin in you a good work, will perform `it' till a day of Jesus Christ,

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