Philippians 1:6

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Πεποιθὼς αὐτὸ τοῦτο, ὅτι ὁ ἐναρξάμενος ἐν ὑμῖν ἔργον ἀγαθὸν ἐπιτελέσει ἄχρι ἡμέρας Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ:

Transliteration

Pepoithōs same this, that the enarxamenos in you ergon agathon will epitelesei until hēmeras Iēsou Christou:

Grammar Details

• *Pepoithōs*: perfect active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having been convinced/confident
• *enarxamenos*: aorist middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having begun/initiated
• *ergon*: accusative, neuter, singular - work/deed
• *agathon*: accusative, neuter, singular - good
• *epitelesei*: future active indicative, 3rd person singular - will complete/perfect
• *hēmeras*: genitive, feminine, singular - day
• *Iēsou Christou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Jesus Christ

Word Meanings

• *Pepoithōs*: being confident/being persuaded/trusting
• *enarxamenos*: one having begun/one who initiated/starter
• *ergon agathon*: good work/good deed
• *epitelesei*: will complete/will perfect/will bring to completion
• *hēmeras Iēsou Christou*: day of Jesus Christ/Christ's day

Referenced Verses

• 1 Thess 5:23-24 : 23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
• Phil 2:13 : 13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
• Eph 4:12 : 12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
• Heb 13:20-21 : 20 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, 21 Make 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.
• Rom 8:28-30 : 28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. 29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
• 1 Cor 1:8 : 8 Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Ps 138:8 : 8 The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.
• 1 Pet 5:10 : 10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
• Phil 1:10 : 10 That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;
• John 6:29 : 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
• 2 Thess 1:11 : 11 Wherefore 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:
• Heb 10:35 : 35 Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.
• Heb 12:2 : 2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
• Eph 2:4-9 : 4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, 5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ,(by grace ye are saved;) 6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: 7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
• Titus 3:4-6 : 4 But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, 5 Not 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; 6 Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
• Jas 1:16-18 : 16 Do not err, my beloved brethren. 17 Every 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. 18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
• 2 Thess 2:13-14 : 13 But 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: 14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1 Pet 1:2-3 : 2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. 3 Blessed 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,
• 2 Thess 3:4 : 4 And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.
• Phil 1:29 : 29 For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;
• Col 2:12 : 12 Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
• 1 Thess 1:3 : 3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
• Phlm 1:21 : 21 Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.