New American Standard Bible 1995

Philippians 2:3-11

3Do nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367fromselfishnessἐριθείανeritheianG2052orμηδὲmēdeG3366emptyG2754conceitG2754,but with humilityταπεινοφροσύνῃtapeinophrosunēG5012of mindG5012regardἡγούμενοιhēgoumenoiG2233oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240as moreG5242importantG5242than yourselvesἑαυτῶν·he'autōnG1438;

4do not merelylookσκοποῦντεςskopountesG4648out for your ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438personalG1538interests, but alsoκαὶkaiG2532for the interests of othersἑτέρωνheterōnG2087.

5HaveG5426thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778attitudeG5426in yourselvesὑμῖνhuminG4771whichὃhoG3739was alsoκαὶkaiG2532inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,

6whoὃςhosG3739, although HeexistedὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225in theformμορφῇmorphēaG3444of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,did not regardἡγήσατοhēgēsatoG2233equalityἴσαisaG2470with Godθεῷ,theōG2316a thingG725to begraspedG725,

7butemptiedἐκένωσενekenōsenG2758Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,takingλαβών,labōnG2983the formμορφὴνmorphēnG3444of abond-servantδούλουdoulouG1401, andbeingG1096madeG1096in the likenessὁμοιώματιhomoiōmatiG3667of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444.

8Being foundG2147in appearanceG4976as a manG444,He humbledἐταπείνωσενetapeinōsenG5013Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438by becomingγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096obedientὑπήκοοςhupēkoosG5255to the pointμέχριmechriG3360of deathθανάτου,thanatouG2288,evenδὲdeG1161deathθανάτουthanatouG2288on a crossσταυροῦ·staurouG4716.

9For thisG1352reasonG1352alsoG2532,GodθεὸςtheosG2316highlyG5251exaltedG5251Him, and bestowedἐχαρίσατοecharisatoG5483on Himthe nameὄνομαonomaG3686which is aboveὑπὲρhuperG5228everyπᾶνpanG3956nameὄνομα,onomaG3686,

10soἵναinaG2443that at the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424everyπᾶνpanG3956kneeγόνυgonuG1119will bowκάμψῃkampsēG2578, ofthose who are in heavenἐπουρανίωνepouraniōnG2032and on earthἐπιγείωνepigeiōnG1919and underG2709the earthG2709,

11and that everyπᾶσαpasaG3956tongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100will confessἐξομολογήσηταιexomologēsētaiG1843that JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547isLordκύριοςkuriosG2962,to the gloryδόξανdoxanG1391of GodθεοῦtheouG2316the Fatherπατρός.¶patrosG3962.

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