Philippians 2:3-11
Legacy Standard Bible
3 doing nothing [a]from [b](A)selfish ambition or (B)vain glory, but with humility of mind (C)regarding one another as more important than yourselves, 4 (D)not merely looking out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. 5 (E)Have this way of thinking [c]in yourselves which was also in (F)Christ Jesus, 6 who, although (G)existing in the (H)form of God, (I)did not regard equality with God a thing [d]to be grasped, 7 but [e](J)emptied Himself, by taking the form of a (K)slave, by (L)being made in the likeness of men. 8 Being found in appearance as a man, (M)He humbled Himself by becoming (N)obedient to the point of death, even (O)death [f]on a cross. 9 (P)Therefore, God also (Q)highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him (R)the name which is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus (S)every knee will bow, of (T)those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and that (U)every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is [g](V)Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
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- Philippians 2:3 Lit according to
- Philippians 2:3 Or contentiousness
- Philippians 2:5 Or among
- Philippians 2:6 Or of which to be taken advantage
- Philippians 2:7 Laid aside His privileges
- Philippians 2:8 Lit of
- Philippians 2:11 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Is 45:23-25
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
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