Philippians 2
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Philippians 2:5-8

51HaveG5426 thisG3778 attitudeG5426 2in yourselvesG4771 whichG3739 was alsoG2532 in 3ChristG5547 JesusG2424,

6whoG3739, as He already 4existedG5225 in the 5formG3444 of GodG2316, 6did not considerG2233 equalityG2470 with GodG2316 somethingG725 toG725 beG725 7graspedG725,

7but 89emptiedG2758 HimselfG1438 by takingG2983 the formG3444 of a 10bond-servantG1401 and 1112beingG1096 bornG1096 in the likenessG3667 of menG444.

8And being foundG2147 in appearanceG4976 as a manG444, 13He humbledG5013 HimselfG1438 by becomingG1096 14obedientG5255 to the pointG3360 of deathG2288: 15deathG2288 16on a crossG4716.

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Notes

  1. 1. Philippians 2:5 Matt 11:29; Rom 15:3 ↩
  2. 2. Philippians 2:5 Or among ↩
  3. 3. Philippians 2:5 Phil 1:1 ↩
  4. 4. Philippians 2:6 John 1:1 ↩
  5. 5. Philippians 2:6 2 Cor 4:4 ↩
  6. 6. Philippians 2:6 John 5:18; 10:33; 14:28 ↩
  7. 7. Philippians 2:6 Or seized ↩
  8. 8. Philippians 2:7 I.e., set aside His divine rights ↩
  9. 9. Philippians 2:7 2 Cor 8:9 ↩
  10. 10. Philippians 2:7 Matt 20:28 ↩
  11. 11. Philippians 2:7 Or having come to be ↩
  12. 12. Philippians 2:7 John 1:14; Rom 8:3; Gal 4:4; Heb 2:17 ↩
  13. 13. Philippians 2:8 2 Cor 8:9 ↩
  14. 14. Philippians 2:8 Matt 26:39; John 10:18; Rom 5:19; Heb 5:8 ↩
  15. 15. Philippians 2:8 Heb 12:2 ↩
  16. 16. Philippians 2:8 Lit of ↩

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