Philippians 2:2-8 English Standard Version
2 (A)complete my joy by being (B)of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. 3 Do nothing from (C)selfish ambition or (D)conceit, but in (E)humility count others more significant than yourselves. 4 Let each of you (F)look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. 5 (G)Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,[a] 6 (H)who, though he was in (I)the form of God, did not count equality with God (J)a thing to be grasped,[b] 7 but (K)emptied himself, by taking the form of a (L)servant,[c] (M)being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by (N)becoming obedient to the point of death, (O)even death on a cross.
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- Philippians 2:5 Or which was also in Christ Jesus
- Philippians 2:6 Or a thing to be held on to for advantage
- Philippians 2:7 Or slave (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
Cross references
- Philippians 2:2 : John 3:29; 15:11
- Philippians 2:2 : See Rom. 12:16
- Philippians 2:3 : ch. 1:17
- Philippians 2:3 : Gal. 5:26
- Philippians 2:3 : [Eph. 5:21]; See Rom. 12:10; Eph. 4:2
- Philippians 2:4 : See Rom. 15:2
- Philippians 2:5 : Rom. 15:3; See Matt. 11:29
- Philippians 2:6 : See John 1:1
- Philippians 2:6 : See 2 Cor. 4:4
- Philippians 2:6 : John 5:18; 10:33; [John 14:28]
- Philippians 2:7 : 2 Cor. 8:9; 13:4; See Mark 9:12
- Philippians 2:7 : See Isa. 42:1; Matt. 20:28
- Philippians 2:7 : Rom. 8:3; Gal. 4:4; See John 1:14
- Philippians 2:8 : Heb. 5:8; [Matt. 26:39; John 10:18; Rom. 5:19]
- Philippians 2:8 : Heb. 12:2
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