Philippians 2:3-11
English Standard Version
3 Do nothing from (A)selfish ambition or (B)conceit, but in (C)humility count others more significant than yourselves. 4 Let each of you (D)look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. 5 (E)Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,[a] 6 (F)who, though he was in (G)the form of God, did not count equality with God (H)a thing to be grasped,[b] 7 but (I)emptied himself, by taking the form of a (J)servant,[c] (K)being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by (L)becoming obedient to the point of death, (M)even death on a cross. 9 (N)Therefore (O)God has (P)highly exalted him and bestowed on him (Q)the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus (R)every knee should bow, (S)in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and (T)every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is (U)Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
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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)
Philippians 2:3-11
Holman Christian Standard Bible
3 Do nothing out of rivalry(A) or conceit,(B) but in humility(C) consider others as more important(D) than yourselves. 4 Everyone should look out not only for his own interests,(E) but also for the interests of others.(F)
Christ’s Humility and Exaltation
5 Make your own attitude that of Christ Jesus,
6 who, existing in the form of God,
did not consider equality with God(G)
as something to be used for His own advantage.[a]
7 Instead He emptied Himself(H)
by assuming the form of a slave,(I)
taking on the likeness of men.(J)
And when He had come as a man
in His external form,
8 He humbled Himself by becoming obedient
to the point of death—
even to death on a cross.(K)
9 For this reason God highly exalted Him(L)
and gave Him the name
that is above every name,
10 so that at the name of Jesus
every knee will bow(M)—
of those who are in heaven(N) and on earth
and under the earth(O)—
11 and every tongue(P) should confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord,[b]
to the glory(Q) of God the Father.
Footnotes
- Philippians 2:6 Or to be grasped, or to be held on to
- Philippians 2:11 Gk kurios = Yahweh; Is 42:8 LXX
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