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who, though he was in the form of God,[a] did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself,[b] taking the form of a servant,[c] being born in the likeness of men.

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Footnotes

  1. 2.6 in the form of God: The Greek shows that divine attributes, and therefore nature, are implied here. It is not the divine nature he set no store by, but equality of treatment and recognition of his divinity.
  2. 2.7 emptied himself of this external recognition, which was his right.
  3. Philippians 2:7 Or slave

He reflects the glory of God and bears the very stamp of his nature, upholding the universe by his word of power. When he had made purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

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Your people will offer themselves freely
    on the day you lead your host
    upon the holy mountains.[a]
From the womb of the morning
    like dew your youth[b] will come to you.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 110:3 Another reading is in holy array
  2. Psalm 110:3 Cn: Heb the dew of your youth

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