Philippians 2:6-11

6 Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to.
7 Instead, he gave up his divine privileges ; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form,
8 he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death on a cross.
9 Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names,
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and every tongue declare that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Footnotes 4

  • [a]. Or Being in the form of God.
  • [b]. Greek he emptied himself.
  • [c]. Or the form of a slave.
  • [d]. Some English translations put this phrase in verse 8.
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