Philippians 2:3-11
Modern English Version
3 Let nothing be done out of strife or conceit, but in humility let each esteem the other better than himself. 4 Let each of you look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.
5 Let this mind be in you all, which was also in Christ Jesus,
6 who, being in the form of God,
did not consider equality with God something to be grasped.
7 But He emptied Himself,
taking upon Himself the form of a servant,
and was made in the likeness of men.
8 And being found in the form of a man,
He humbled Himself
and became obedient to death,
even death on a cross.
9 Therefore God highly exalted Him
and gave Him the name which is above every name,
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.[a]
Footnotes
- Philippians 2:11 A hymn about Jesus’ attitude of servanthood.
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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