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make you complete in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
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“Perfect” Means Equipped
When the author prays for God to “make you perfect,” it's not about achieving sinless perfection on earth. Commentators clarify that the Greek word means “to equip,” “to supply,” or “to make complete.” The prayer is for God to fully provide believers with everything they need to do His will.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Make you perfect. The apostle here does not affirm that they were then perfect, or that they would be in this life. The word used here—
Make you perfect (καταρτισα). First aorist active optative of καταρτιζω, to equip, as in 10:5. A wish for the future. See [Referen…
19th Century
Anglican
Make you perfect.—To “make perfect” is the translation of two different words in this Epistle. In the one, which is of frequent oc…
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Baptist
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 c…
The prayer is that God will “equip” (GK 2936) the readers “with everything good for doing his will.” “Equip” in this context means to supply one wi…
16th Century
Protestant
To do his will, etc. He now gives a definition of good works by laying down God’s will as the rule. He thus intimates th…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Make you perfect in every good work to do his will The Alexandrian copy reads, "in every good work and word"; as in …
We must, according to our power, give to the necessities of the souls and bodies of men: God will accept these offerings with pleasure, and will ac…
13th Century
Catholic
After showing them how to act regarding their deceased leaders—that is, by continuing in their teachings—the Apostle now shows how to act toward li…
