Hebrews 13:21
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equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
Commentaries
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Make you perfect--properly said of healing a rent; join you together in perfect harmony [BENGEL]. to do his will, working in you-- (Heb 10:36); rather as Greek, "doing in you." Whatever good we do, God does in us. well-pleasing in his sight-- (Isa 53:10; Eph 5:10). through Jesus Christ--"God doing (working) in you that . . . through Jesus Christ" (Phi 1:11). to whom--to Christ. He closes as he began (Heb 1:1-14), with giving glory to Christ.
Open source ↗The apostle, having treated largely of Christ, and faith, and free grace, and gospel privileges, and warned the Hebrews against apostasy, now, in the close of all, recommends several excellent duties to them, as the proper fruits of faith (v. 1-17); he then bespeaks their prayers for him, and offers up his prayers to God for them, gives them some hope of seeing himself and Timothy, and ends with the general salutation and benediction (Heb 13:18 to the end).
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For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.
encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good word and deed.
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
And the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
Now 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.
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.