Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
who, although He
King James Version
Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
Holman Bible
did not consider equality with God
as something to be used for His own advantage.
International Standard Version
In God's own form existed he, and shared with God equality, deemed nothing needed grasping.
A Conservative Version
who, existing in the form of God, did not consider being equal to God something to seize and hold.
American Standard Version
who, existing in the form of God, counted not the being on an equality with God a thing to be grasped,
Amplified
who, although He existed in the form and unchanging essence of God [as One with Him, possessing the fullness of all the divine attributes—the entire nature of deity], did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped or asserted [as if He did not already possess it, or was afraid of losing it];
An Understandable Version
He existed in the form of God [i.e., He shared God's very nature], but did not consider [remaining] equal with God something [to continue] to hold onto.
Anderson New Testament
who, being in the form of God, did not think it an act of robbery to be equal with God;
Bible in Basic English
To whom, though himself in the form of God, it did not seem that to take for oneself was to be like God;
Common New Testament
who, though he was in the form of God, did not consider equality with God a thing to be grasped,
Daniel Mace New Testament
who tho' he was the image of God, did not affect to appear with divine majesty, but divested himself thereof,
Darby Translation
who, subsisting in the form of God, did not esteem it an object of rapine to be on an equality with God;
Godbey New Testament
who, being in the form of God, thought it not usurpation to be equal with God,
Goodspeed New Testament
Though he possessed the nature of God, he did not grasp at equality with God,
John Wesley New Testament
Who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God;
Julia Smith Translation
Who, being in the form of God, thought not robbery to be equal to God
King James 2000
Who, being in the form of God, thought it not a thing to be grasped to be equal with God:
Lexham Expanded Bible
who, existing in the form of God, did not consider being equal with God something to be grasped,
Modern King James verseion
who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Which, being in the shape of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God.
Moffatt New Testament
Though he was divine by nature, he did not set store upon equality with God
Montgomery New Testament
who, though from the beginning he had the nature of God, did not reckon equality with God something to be forcibly retained,
NET Bible
who though he existed in the form of God did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped,
New Heart English Bible
who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God a thing to be grasped,
Noyes New Testament
who, being in the form of God, did not regard it as a thing to be grasped at to be on an equality with God,
Sawyer New Testament
who being in the form of God thought it not a robbery to be equal with God;
The Emphasized Bible
Who, in form of God, subsisting, not, a thing to be seized, accounted the being equal with God,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
who being in the form of God counted it no usurpation to claim equality with God:
Twentieth Century New Testament
Though the divine nature was his from the beginning, yet he did not look upon equality with God as above all things to be clung to,
Webster
Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
Weymouth New Testament
Although from the beginning He had the nature of God He did not reckon His equality with God a treasure to be tightly grasped.
Williams New Testament
Though He was existing in the nature of God, He did not think His being on an equality with God a thing to be selfishly grasped,
World English Bible
who, existing in the form of God, didn't consider equality with God a thing to be grasped,
Worrell New Testament
Who, existing originally in the form of God, accounted it not a prize to he equal with God.
Worsley New Testament
who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be as God.
Youngs Literal Translation
who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal to God,
Themes
Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As jehovah's fellow and equal
Exaltation » God the father exalting jesus Christ
Humbleness » Jesus Christ humbling himself
Humility of Christ » Saints should imitate
divine Image » In saints » Of God
Jesus Christ » Preexistence of
Jesus Christ » Divinity of » Jehovah's fellow and equal
Meekness » Jesus Christ being meek
Obedience » Jesus Christ being obedient
Obedience to God » Christ, an example of
Topics
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Devotionals
Devotionals about Philippians 2:6
Devotionals containing Philippians 2:6
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Philippians 2:6
Prayers for Philippians 2:6
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Verse Info
Context Readings
Christ's Humiliation And Exaltation
5
Names
Cross References
John 5:18
For this reason therefore
John 10:33
The Jews answered Him, “For a good work we do not stone You, but for
2 Corinthians 4:4
in whose case
Joshua 5:13-15
Now it came about when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold,
Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold,
Isaiah 8:8
It will
And the spread of its wings will
1 Timothy 3:16
By common confession, great is
He who was
Was
Hebrews 1:3
Genesis 32:24-30
Then Jacob was left alone, and a man
Genesis 48:15-16
He blessed Joseph, and said,
“
Isaiah 9:6
And the
And His name will be called
Eternal
Jeremiah 23:6
And
And this is His
‘The
Ezekiel 8:2-6
Then I looked, and behold, a likeness as the appearance of
Hosea 12:3-5
And in his maturity he
Micah 5:2
Too little to be among the clans of Judah,
From
From the days of eternity.”
Zechariah 13:7
And against the man, My
Declares the Lord of hosts.
“
And I will
Matthew 1:23
“
John 1:1-2
John 1:18
John 5:23
John 8:58-59
Jesus said to them,
John 10:30
John 10:38
John 14:9
Jesus *said to him,
John 14:28
Romans 9:5
whose are
Colossians 1:15-16
1 Timothy 1:17
Now to the
Titus 2:13
looking for the blessed hope and the
Hebrews 1:6
And
“
Hebrews 1:8
But of the Son He says,
“
And the righteous scepter is the scepter of
Hebrews 13:8
Revelation 1:17-18
When I saw Him, I
Revelation 21:6
Then He said to me, “
John 17:5
John 20:28
Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!”