Philippians 2:3-11
Lexham English Bible
3 Do nothing according to selfish ambition or according to empty conceit, but in humility considering one another better than yourselves, 4 each of you[a] not looking out for your own interests[b], but also each of you for the interests[c] of others.
Christ’s Humiliation and Exaltation
5 Think this in[d] yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus,
6 who, existing in the form of God,
did not consider being equal with God something to be grasped,
7 but emptied himself
by[e] taking the form of a slave,
by[f] becoming in the likeness of people.
And being found in appearance like a man,
8 he humbled himself
by[g] becoming obedient to the point of death,
that is, death on a cross.
9 Therefore also God exalted him
and graciously granted him the name above every name,
10 so that at the name of Jesus
every knee should bow,
of those in heaven and of those on earth and of those under the earth,
11 and every tongue confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
Footnotes
- Philippians 2:4 Some manuscripts have “each one of you”
- Philippians 2:4 Literally “the things of yourselves”
- Philippians 2:4 Literally “the things”
- Philippians 2:5 Or “among”
- Philippians 2:7 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“taking”) which is understood as means
- Philippians 2:7 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“becoming”) which is understood as means
- Philippians 2:8 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“becoming”) which is understood as means
Philippians 2:3-11
New International Version
3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit.(A) Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,(B) 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.(C)
5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:(D)
6 Who, being in very nature[a] God,(E)
did not consider equality with God(F) something to be used to his own advantage;
7 rather, he made himself nothing(G)
by taking the very nature[b] of a servant,(H)
being made in human likeness.(I)
8 And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death(J)—
even death on a cross!(K)
Footnotes
- Philippians 2:6 Or in the form of
- Philippians 2:7 Or the form
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