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Philippians 2:8–9

8 he humbled himself

and became obedient to the point of death—

even death on a cross.

9 Therefore God also highly exalted him

and gave him the name

that is above every name,

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Philippians 2:8–9 — The New International Version (NIV)

And being found in appearance as a man,

he humbled himself

by becoming obedient to death—

even death on a cross!

Therefore God exalted him to the highest place

and gave him the name that is above every name,

Philippians 2:8–9 — English Standard Version (ESV)

And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name,

Philippians 2:8–9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

Philippians 2:8–9 — New Living Translation (NLT)

he humbled himself in obedience to God

and died a criminal’s death on a cross.

Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor

and gave him the name above all other names,

Philippians 2:8–9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name,

Philippians 2:8–9 — New Century Version (NCV)

And when he was living as a man,

he humbled himself and was fully obedient to God,

even when that caused his death—death on a cross.

So God raised him to the highest place.

God made his name greater than every other name

Philippians 2:8–9 — American Standard Version (ASV)

and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, yea, the death of the cross. Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and gave unto him the name which is above every name;

Philippians 2:8–9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

and having been found in figure as a man, humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, and that the death of the cross. Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and granted him a name, that which is above every name,

Philippians 2:8–9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

He humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, 

death on a cross. 

This is why God has given him an exceptional honor— 

the name honored above all other names— 

Philippians 2:8–9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

He humbled Himself by becoming obedient

to the point of death—

even to death on a cross.

For this reason God highly exalted Him

and gave Him the name

that is above every name,

Philippians 2:8–9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

he humbled himself

by becoming obedient to the point of death,

that is, death on a cross.

Therefore also God exalted him

and graciously granted him the name above every name,

Philippians 2:8–9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

He appeared as a man.

He came down to the lowest level.

He obeyed God completely, even though it led to his death.

In fact, he died on a cross.

So God lifted him up to the highest place.

He gave him the name that is above every name.

Philippians 2:8–9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.

For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name,


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