Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
General references
Bible References
God
John 3:27
John answered, "No one can receive anything except as a gift from heaven.
Acts 11:21
the strong hand of the Lord was with them, and a large number believed and turned to the Lord.
2 Corinthians 3:5
It is not that I am personally qualified to form any judgment by myself; my qualifications come from God,
Hebrews 13:21
furnish you with everything for the doing of his will, creating in your lives by Jesus Christ what is acceptable in his own sight! To him be glory for ever and ever: Amen.
James 1:16
Make no mistake about this, my beloved brothers:
To will
John 6:45
In the prophets it is written, and they will be all instructed by God; everyone who has listened to the Father and learned from him, comes to me.
Ephesians 2:4
But, dead in trespasses as we were, God was so rich in mercy that for his great love to us
2 Thessalonians 2:13
Now we are bound always to thank God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you as the first to be reaped for salvation, by the consecration of your spirit and by faith in the Truth;
Titus 3:4
But "the goodness and affection of God our Saviour appeared;
1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy we have been born anew to a life of hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Good
Luke 12:32
Fear not, you little flock, for your Father is delighted to give you the Realm.
Romans 9:11
and though the children were still unborn and had done nothing either good or bad (to confirm the divine purpose in election which depends upon the call of God, not on anything man does),
Ephesians 1:5
destining us in love to be his sons through Jesus Christ. Such was the purpose of his will,
Ephesians 2:8
For it is by grace you have been saved, as you had faith; it is not your doing but God's gift,
2 Thessalonians 1:11
In view of this we always pray for you, asking our God to make you worthy of his calling and by his power to fulfil every good resolve and every effort of faith,
2 Timothy 1:9
who has saved us and called us to a life of consecration ??not for anything we have done but because he chose to do it himself, by the grace which he gave us ages ago in Christ Jesus
General references
Romans 9:16
You see, it is not a question of human will or effort but of the divine mercy.