Philippians 2:5–7

CHRIST’S HUMILITY AND EXALTATION

5 Adopt the same attitude as that of Christ Jesus,

6 who, existing in the form of God,

did not consider equality with Godm

as something to be exploited.B

7 Instead he emptied himselfn

by assuming the form of a servant,o

taking on the likeness of humanity.p

And when he had come as a man,

m	Is 9:6 Jn 1:1 Jn 1:14 Jn 20:28 Ro 9:5 Col 1:15–16 Tt 2:13 Heb 1:2–13 2 Pe 1:1 1 Jn 4:14–15
B	Or to be grasped, or to be held on to
n	Mk 9:12 2 Co 8:9 2 Co 13:4
o	Is 42:1 Is 53:12 Mt 20:28 Mk 10:45
p	Jn 1:14 Ro 8:3 Ga 4:4 1 Ti 2:5 Heb 2:17