Philippians 2
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Philippians 2:6-8

6whoG3739, as He already 1existedG5225 in the 2formG3444 of GodG2316, 3did not considerG2233 equalityG2470 with GodG2316 somethingG725 toG725 beG725 4graspedG725,

7but 56emptiedG2758 HimselfG1438 by takingG2983 the formG3444 of a 7bond-servantG1401 and 89beingG1096 bornG1096 in the likenessG3667 of menG444.

8And being foundG2147 in appearanceG4976 as a manG444, 10He humbledG5013 HimselfG1438 by becomingG1096 11obedientG5255 to the pointG3360 of deathG2288: 12deathG2288 13on a crossG4716.

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Notes

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

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