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Philippians 2:13–14

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For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
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From verse 13

  1. Hebrews 13:21Rank 1 from verse 13
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    21Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

  2. 2 Corinthians 3:5Rank 2 from verse 13
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    5Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;

  3. 2 Timothy 1:9Rank 3 from verse 13
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    9Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

  4. Romans 9:16Rank 4 from verse 13
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    16So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.

  5. 1 Corinthians 15:10Rank 5 from verse 13
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    10But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

  6. Ephesians 1:11Rank 6 from verse 13
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    11In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

  7. James 1:16–18Rank 7 from verse 13
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    16Do not err, my beloved brethren.

    17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

    18Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

  8. John 3:27Rank 8 from verse 13
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    27John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.

  9. 2 Thessalonians 1:11Rank 9 from verse 13
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    11Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:

  10. 1 Corinthians 12:6Rank 10 from verse 13
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    6And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.

  11. 1 Kings 8:58Rank 11 from verse 13
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    58That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.

  12. Ephesians 1:5Rank 12 from verse 13
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    5Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

  13. Ephesians 2:8Rank 13 from verse 13
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    8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

  14. Titus 3:4–5Rank 14 from verse 13
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    4But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

    5Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

  15. Psalms 119:36Rank 15 from verse 13
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    36Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.

  16. Luke 12:32Rank 16 from verse 13
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    32Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

  17. Ephesians 2:4–5Rank 17 from verse 13
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    4But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

    5Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

  18. Ephesians 1:9Rank 18 from verse 13
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    9Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:

  19. Jeremiah 32:38Rank 19 from verse 13
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    38And they shall be my people, and I will be their God:

  20. John 6:65Rank 20 from verse 13
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    65And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.

  21. Romans 9:11Rank 21 from verse 13
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    11(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)

  22. Jeremiah 31:33Rank 22 from verse 13
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    33But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

  23. Proverbs 21:1Rank 23 from verse 13
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    1THE king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

  24. 1 Chronicles 29:14–18Rank 24 from verse 13
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    14But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.

    15For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.

    16O Lord our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand, and is all thine own.

    17I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.

    18O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:

  25. 2 Chronicles 30:12Rank 25 from verse 13
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    12Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the Lord.

  26. Ezra 7:27Rank 26 from verse 13
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    27¶ Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem:

  27. Ezra 1:1Rank 27 from verse 13
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    1NOW in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,

  28. Ezra 1:5Rank 28 from verse 13
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    5¶ Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem.

  29. 2 Thessalonians 2:13–14Rank 29 from verse 13
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    13But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

    14Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  30. Isaiah 26:12Rank 30 from verse 13
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    12¶ Lord, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.

  31. John 6:45Rank 31 from verse 13
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    45It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

  32. 1 Peter 1:3Rank 32 from verse 13
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    3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

  33. Psalms 141:4Rank 33 from verse 13
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    4Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.

  34. Acts 11:21Rank 34 from verse 13
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    21And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.

  35. Nehemiah 2:4Rank 35 from verse 13
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    4Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

  36. Psalms 110:3Rank 36 from verse 13
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    3Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.

From verse 14

  1. 1 Peter 4:9Rank 1 from verse 14
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    9Use hospitality one to another without grudging.

  2. 1 Corinthians 10:10Rank 2 from verse 14
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    10Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.

  3. Ephesians 4:31–32Rank 3 from verse 14
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    31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

    32And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

  4. James 5:9Rank 4 from verse 14
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    9Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.

  5. Philippians 2:3Rank 5 from verse 14
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    3Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

  6. Romans 12:18Rank 6 from verse 14
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    18If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

  7. Exodus 16:7–8Rank 7 from verse 14
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    7And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the Lord; for that he heareth your murmurings against the Lord: and what are we, that ye murmur against us?

    8And Moses said, This shall be, when the Lord shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the Lord heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the Lord.

  8. 1 Thessalonians 5:15Rank 8 from verse 14
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    15See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.

  9. Galatians 5:26Rank 9 from verse 14
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    26Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

  10. James 1:20Rank 10 from verse 14
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    20For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

  11. James 3:14–1Rank 11 from verse 14
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  12. Galatians 5:15Rank 12 from verse 14
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    15But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.

  13. Proverbs 15:17–18Rank 13 from verse 14
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    17Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

    18A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

  14. Romans 14:1Rank 14 from verse 14
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    1HIM that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.

  15. Jude 1:16Rank 15 from verse 14
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    16These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.

  16. Psalms 106:25Rank 16 from verse 14
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    25But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord.

  17. 1 Peter 3:11Rank 17 from verse 14
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    11Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.

  18. 1 Timothy 6:3–5Rank 18 from verse 14
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    3If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;

    4He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

    5Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

  19. Hebrews 12:14Rank 19 from verse 14
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    14Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

  20. Romans 16:17Rank 20 from verse 14
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    17Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

  21. Acts 15:2Rank 21 from verse 14
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    2When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.

  22. Acts 6:1Rank 22 from verse 14
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    1AND in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.

  23. 1 Corinthians 1:10–12Rank 23 from verse 14
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    10Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

    11For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

    12Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.

  24. 1 Corinthians 3:3–5Rank 24 from verse 14
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    3For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

    4For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?

    5Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

  25. 1 Thessalonians 5:13Rank 25 from verse 14
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    13And to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. And be at peace among yourselves.

  26. Mark 9:33–34Rank 26 from verse 14
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    33¶ And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way?

    34But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.

  27. Numbers 14:27Rank 27 from verse 14
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    27How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me.

  28. 2 Corinthians 12:20Rank 28 from verse 14
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    20For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

  29. Acts 15:39Rank 29 from verse 14
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    39And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;

  30. Acts 15:7Rank 30 from verse 14
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    7And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.

  31. Mark 14:5Rank 31 from verse 14
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    5For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

  32. Matthew 20:11Rank 32 from verse 14
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    11And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,

  33. Proverbs 13:10Rank 33 from verse 14
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    10Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

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Philippians 2:13

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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worketh

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Third-person singular present form of work, meaning to labour, act, operate, perform, make, produce, accomplish, or bring about.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

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good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

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Philippians 2:14

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without

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Outside or on the exterior; beyond a boundary; lacking, absent, free from, not accompanied by, or apart from the person, thing, condition, means, or relation named.

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2:12Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

2:13For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

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2:14Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

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2:15That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

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