2:6 QUESTION—Why is the passage 2:6–8 mentioned? It gives the grounds for referring to Christ as the example of unselfishness in 2:5 [Bg, GNC, Lg, MNTC, My(D)]: (follow Christ’s example,) because he did these things. The point is that Christ was more concerned about rescuing sinful human beings than holding on to his heavenly glory [Ea]. who, existing a in b (the) form c of-God, LEXICON—a. pres. act. participle of ὑπάρχω (LN 13.77) (BAGD 2. p. 838): ‘to exist’ [Ea, Ln, NTC, WEC; NASB],