New King James Version
Philippians 2:9
9Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name,
Philippians 2:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
- New International Version (NIV)Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name,
- New Living Translation (NLT)Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names,
Context of Philippians 2:9
7but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. 8And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, 10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, 11and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
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διὸ καὶ ὁ θεὸς αὐτὸν ὑπερύψωσεν καὶ ἐχαρίσατο αὐτῷ τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ὑπὲρ πᾶν ὄνομα,Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Whereforeδιόdio · thereforeG1352
- Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- alsoκαίkai · andG2532
- hath highly exaltedὑπερυψόωhuperupsoō · to exaltG5251
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- givenχαρίζωcharizomai · to give graceG5483
- a nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
- aboveὑπέρhuper · above/forG5228
- everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
Cross-references for Philippians 2:9
- Genesis 3:15And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel.”
- Psalms 2:6“Yet I have set My King On My holy hill of Zion.”
- Psalms 8:5For You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory and honor.
- Psalms 45:6Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
- Psalms 69:29But I am poor and sorrowful; Let Your salvation, O God, set me up on high.
- Psalms 72:17His name shall endure forever; His name shall continue as long as the sun. And men shall be blessed in Him; All nations shall call Him blessed.
- Psalms 91:14“Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name.
- Psalms 110:1The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.”
- Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
- Isaiah 49:6Indeed He says, ‘It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob, And to restore the preserved ones of Israel; I will also give You as a light to the Gentiles, That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”
- Isaiah 52:13Behold, My Servant shall deal prudently; He shall be exalted and extolled and be very high.
- Isaiah 53:12Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great, And He shall divide the spoil with the strong, Because He poured out His soul unto death, And He was numbered with the transgressors, And He bore the sin of many, And made intercession for the transgressors.
- Daniel 2:44And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.
- Daniel 7:14Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, That all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, Which shall not pass away, And His kingdom the one Which shall not be destroyed.
- Matthew 11:27All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father. Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.
- Matthew 28:18And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
Commentaries on Philippians 2:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him - If by his humiliation he has merited pardon and final salvation for the whole world, is it to be wondered that the human body, in which this fullness of the Godhead dwelt, and in which the punishment due to our sins was borne upon the tree, should be exalted above all human and all created beings? And this is the fact; for he hath given him a name, , the name, which is above every name: is prefixed to here by…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Wherefore - As a reward of this humiliation and these sufferings. The idea is, that there was an appropriate reward for it, and that that was bestowed upon him by his exaltation as Mediator to the right hand of God; compare the notes at Hebrews 2:9. God also hath highly exalted him - As Mediator. Though he was thus humbled, and appeared in the form of a servant, he is now raised up to the throne of glory, and to universal dominion. This exaltation is…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-11Verses 5-11 The example of our Lord Jesus Christ is set before us. We must resemble him in his life, if we would have the benefit of his death. Notice the two natures of Christ; his Divine nature, and human nature. Who being in the form of God, partaking the Divine nature, as the eternal and only-begotten Son of God, Joh 1:1, had not thought it a robbery to be equal with God, and to receive Divine worship from men. His human nature; herein he became like…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9Therefore: Because of Christ's humble obedience, God raised him to the place of highest honor (see Acts 1:9–10; compare Acts 2:32–33; 7:55–56). gave Him the name above all names: Jesus has supreme authority and power (Philippians 2:10–11; compare Matthew 28:18; John 17:5; Acts 2:33–36; Hebrews 2:9; 12:2).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Wherefore--as the just consequence of His self-humiliation and obedience (Psa 8:5, 6; 110:1, 7; Mt 28:18; Lu 24:26; Joh 5:27; 10:17; Ro 14:9; Ep 1:20-22; He 2:9). An intimation, that if we would hereafter be exalted, we too must, after His example, now humble ourselves (Php 2:3, 5; Php 3:21; 1Pe 5:5, 6). Christ emptied Christ; God exalted Christ as man to equality with God [Bengel]. highly exalted--Greek, "super-eminently exalted" (Ep 4:10). given…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Philippians 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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