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Key verse: 5
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Imitating Christ’s Humility
2 Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit,(A) if any tenderness and compassion,(B) 2 then make my joy complete(C) by being like-minded,(D) having the same love, being one(E) in spirit and of one mind. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit.(F) Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,(G) 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.(H)
5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:(I)
6 Who, being in very nature[a] God,(J)
did not consider equality with God(K) something to be used to his own advantage;
7 rather, he made himself nothing(L)
by taking the very nature[b] of a servant,(M)
being made in human likeness.(N)
8 And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death(O)—
even death on a cross!(P)
Footnotes
- Philippians 2:6 Or in the form of
- Philippians 2:7 Or the form
Cross references
- Philippians 2:1 : 2Co 13:14
- Philippians 2:1 : Col 3:12
- Philippians 2:2 : S Jn 3:29
- Philippians 2:2 : Php 4:2
- Philippians 2:2 : S Ro 15:5
- Philippians 2:3 : Gal 5:26
- Philippians 2:3 : Ro 12:10; 1Pe 5:5
- Philippians 2:4 : S 1Co 10:24
- Philippians 2:5 : S Mt 11:29
- Philippians 2:6 : Jn 1:1; S 14:9
- Philippians 2:6 : Jn 5:18
- Philippians 2:7 : 2Co 8:9
- Philippians 2:7 : S Mt 20:28
- Philippians 2:7 : S Jn 1:14; Ro 8:3; Heb 2:17
- Philippians 2:8 : S Mt 26:39; Jn 10:18; Ro 5:19; Heb 5:8
- Philippians 2:8 : S 1Co 1:23
- Philippians 2:9 : Isa 52:13; 53:12; Da 7:14; Ac 2:33; Heb 2:9
- Philippians 2:9 : Eph 1:20, 21
- Philippians 2:10 : Ps 95:6; Isa 45:23; Ro 14:11
- Philippians 2:10 : Mt 28:18; Eph 1:10; Col 1:20
- Philippians 2:11 : S Jn 13:13
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ESV
Christ's Example of Humility
2 So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from (A)love, any (B)participation in the Spirit, any (C)affection and sympathy, 2 (D)complete my joy by being (E)of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. 3 Do nothing from (F)selfish ambition or (G)conceit, but in (H)humility count others more significant than yourselves. 4 Let each of you (I)look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. 5 (J)Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,[a] 6 (K)who, though he was in (L)the form of God, did not count equality with God (M)a thing to be grasped,[b] 7 but (N)emptied himself, by taking the form of a (O)servant,[c] (P)being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by (Q)becoming obedient to the point of death, (R)even death on a cross. 9 (S)Therefore (T)God has (U)highly exalted him and bestowed on him (V)the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus (W)every knee should bow, (X)in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and (Y)every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is (Z)Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
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- Philippians 2:5 Or which was also in Christ Jesus
- Philippians 2:6 Or a thing to be held on to for advantage
- Philippians 2:7 Or slave (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
Cross references
- Philippians 2:1 : [Rom. 15:30; 2 Thess. 2:16]
- Philippians 2:1 : 2 Cor. 13:14
- Philippians 2:1 : Col. 3:12
- Philippians 2:2 : John 3:29; 15:11
- Philippians 2:2 : See Rom. 12:16
- Philippians 2:3 : ch. 1:17
- Philippians 2:3 : Gal. 5:26
- Philippians 2:3 : [Eph. 5:21]; See Rom. 12:10; Eph. 4:2
- Philippians 2:4 : See Rom. 15:2
- Philippians 2:5 : Rom. 15:3; See Matt. 11:29
- Philippians 2:6 : See John 1:1
- Philippians 2:6 : See 2 Cor. 4:4
- Philippians 2:6 : John 5:18; 10:33; [John 14:28]
- Philippians 2:7 : 2 Cor. 8:9; 13:4; See Mark 9:12
- Philippians 2:7 : See Isa. 42:1; Matt. 20:28
- Philippians 2:7 : Rom. 8:3; Gal. 4:4; See John 1:14
- Philippians 2:8 : Heb. 5:8; [Matt. 26:39; John 10:18; Rom. 5:19]
- Philippians 2:8 : Heb. 12:2
- Philippians 2:9 : John 10:17; [Isa. 52:13; 53:12; Heb. 2:9]
- Philippians 2:9 : See Matt. 28:18
- Philippians 2:9 : Acts 2:33
- Philippians 2:9 : Eph. 1:21; Heb. 1:4; [Acts 5:41]
- Philippians 2:10 : Isa. 45:23; Rom. 14:11
- Philippians 2:10 : [Rev. 5:3, 13]; See Eph. 1:10
- Philippians 2:11 : [Rom. 10:9; 1 Cor. 12:3]
- Philippians 2:11 : [Rom. 14:9]; See John 13:13
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We live in a climate of uncompromising political agendas and opposing narratives. It is tricky to discuss hot topics that generate heated debate and possible division, even in the church. It was not so different in Paul's time. Rather than choosing which side to belong to, or who was right and wrong, Paul points us to the attributes of Christ. Christ is tender and compassionate, loving and encouraging. Paul highlights the amazing humility of Christ's incarnation. Jesus became fully human in order to have a relationship with us. In doing so, Jesus closes the huge gap between the holy and righteous God and messy humanity.
Jesus became like us, even the least of us. He became a baby without any voice or rights; he knew what it was like to be a teenager, to be poor, to be misunderstood, to be persecuted, and even to suffer and die. Through Jesus, we all belong to God and can find his welcoming arms. Unity and one-ness are less about being right and more about loving relationships and a ministry of belonging with God and each other, despite our differences.
Prayer: Lord, I often care to be on the right side rather than to love others who are different or think different than I do. Help me to have the humility of Christ to embrace and care for others more than my own honor or image. May my life be firmly rooted in your love.
One Word: Value others