Philippians 2:7

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Summary

Philippians 2:7

But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

The form

In the

Hebrews 4:15

General references

Matthew 23:11

Luke 22:27

Bible References

The form

Here is my servant whom I have selected, my Beloved in whom my soul delights; I will invest him with my Spirit, and he will proclaim religion to the Gentiles.

just as the Son of man has not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

and whoever of you wants to be first must be your slave;

Which is the greatest, guest or servant? Is it not the guest? But I am among you as a servant.

the Father had put everything into his hands ??knowing that he had come from God and was going to God,

Christ, I mean, became a servant to the circumcised in order to prove God's honesty by fulfilling His promises to the fathers,

In the

Though he was divine by nature, he did not set store upon equality with God

So the Logos became flesh and tarried among us; we have seen his glory ??glory such as an only son enjoys from his father ??seen it to be full of grace and reality.

concerning his Son, who was born of David's offspring by natural descent

For God has done what the Law, weakened here by the flesh, could not do; by sending his own Son in the guise of sinful flesh, to deal with sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,

but when the time had fully expired, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the Law,

Since the children then share blood and flesh, he himself participated in their nature, so that by dying he might crush him who wields the power of death (that is to say, the devil)

for ours is no high priest who is incapable of sympathizing with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every respect like ourselves, yet without sinning.

General references

He who is greatest among you must be your servant.

Which is the greatest, guest or servant? Is it not the guest? But I am among you as a servant.