Philippians 2:8
The Voice
8 He humbled Himself,
obedient to death—
a merciless death on the cross!
Philippians 2:8
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
8 And after He had appeared in human form, He abased and humbled Himself [still further] and carried His obedience to the extreme of death, even the death of the cross!
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Philippians 2:8
The Message
5-8 Think of yourselves the way Christ Jesus thought of himself. He had equal status with God but didn’t think so much of himself that he had to cling to the advantages of that status no matter what. Not at all. When the time came, he set aside the privileges of deity and took on the status of a slave, became human! Having become human, he stayed human. It was an incredibly humbling process. He didn’t claim special privileges. Instead, he lived a selfless, obedient life and then died a selfless, obedient death—and the worst kind of death at that—a crucifixion.
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Philippians 2:8
Names of God Bible
8 He humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death,
death on a cross.
Philippians 2:8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
8 He humbled Himself by becoming obedient
to the point of death—
even to death on a cross.(A)
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