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.
Parallel translations
- WEB being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.
- KJV 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:
- NKJV 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;
- NASB For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work among you will complete it by the day of Christ Jesus.
- NLT And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.
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Quick answer
Paul is sure that God, who began saving work in the believers, will finish it. Salvation is God's project from start to completion.
Overview
This is a great assurance of the perseverance of the saints: God does not abandon what He begins. The "good work" is His saving and sanctifying grace, which He will carry through to the day Christ returns. Believers' confidence rests not in themselves but in the faithfulness of God.
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- 1 Th 5:23–24Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Phil 2:13For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.
- Eph 4:12to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,
- Heb 13:20–21Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,
- Ps 138:8The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever—do not abandon the works of Your hands.
- 1 Pet 5:10And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.
- Rom 8:28–30And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
- 1 Cor 1:8He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 2 Th 1:11To this end, we always pray for you, that our God will count you worthy of His calling, and that He will powerfully fulfill your every good desire and work of faith,
- Heb 10:35So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.
- John 6:29Jesus replied, “The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent.”
- Phil 1:10so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
- Heb 12:2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
- Titus 3:4–6But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,
- 2 Th 2:13–14But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.
- Eph 2:4–10But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
- Jas 1:16–18Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.
- 1 Pet 1:2–3according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.
- 1 Th 1:3and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Phlm 1:21Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.
- Phil 1:29For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him,
- 2 Th 3:4And we have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do what we command.
- Col 2:12And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead.
- 2 Cor 7:16I rejoice that I can have complete confidence in you.
- Acts 11:18When they heard this, their objections were put to rest, and they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.”
- Acts 16:14Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.
- 2 Pet 3:10But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.
- Gal 5:10I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is troubling you will bear the judgment, whoever he may be.
- 2 Cor 9:4Otherwise, if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we—to say nothing of you—would be ashamed of having been so confident.
- 2 Cor 2:3I wrote as I did so that on my arrival I would not be saddened by those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would share my joy.
- 2 Cor 1:15Confident of this, I planned to visit you first, so that you might receive a double blessing.
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