Philippians 2:7 Parallel Translations

Instead, he emptied himself by taking on the form of a servant, by becoming like other humans, by having a human appearance.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men;

BBE:

But he made himself as nothing, taking the form of a servant, being made like men;

DBY:

but emptied himself, taking a bondman's form, taking his place in the likeness of men;

ERV:

but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men;

WEY:

Nay, He stripped Himself of His glory, and took on Him the nature of a bondservant by becoming a man like other men.

WBS:

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

WEB:

but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men.

YLT:

but did empty himself, the form of a servant having taken, in the likeness of men having been made,

Philippians 2:7 Cross References

XREF:

Matthew 20:28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."

John 1:14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Romans 8:3 For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh,

2 Corinthians 8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.

Galatians 4:4 But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law,

Hebrews 2:17 Therefore, He had to be made like His brethren in all things, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

2:7 But made himself of {g} no reputation, and took upon him the {h} form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
(g) He brought himself from all things, as it were to nothing.
(h) By taking our manhood upon him.

PNT:

2:7 But made himself of no reputation. Emptied himself (Revised Version). Of the divine form and glory, and took the
form of a servant, of our own race, a race whose duty it is to serve God. The divine glory was exchanged for human lowliness.

WES:

2:7 Yet - He was so far from tenaciously insisting upon, that he willingly relinquished, his claim. He was content to forego the glories of the Creator, and to appear in the form of a creature; nay, to he made in the likeness of the fallen creatures; and not only to share the disgrace, but to suffer the punishment, due to the meanest and vilest among them all. He emptied himself - Of that divine fulness, which he received again at his exaltation. Though he remained full, John 1:14, yet he appeared as if he had been empty; for he veiled his fulness from the sight of men and angels. Yea, he not only veiled, but, in some sense, renounced, the glory which he had before the world began. Taking - And by that very act emptying himself. The form of a servant - The form, the likeness, the fashion, though not exactly the same, are yet nearly related to each other. The form expresses something absolute; the likeness refers to other things of the same kind; the fashion respects what appears to sight and sense. Being made in the likeness of men - A real man, like other men. Hereby he took the form of a servant.

MHC:

2:5-11 The example of our Lord Jesus Christ is set before us. We must resemble him in his life, if we would have the benefit of his death. Notice the two natures of Christ; his Divine nature, and human nature. Who being in the form of God, partaking the Divine nature, as the eternal and only-begotten Son of God, Joh 1:1, had not thought it a robbery to be equal with God, and to receive Divine worship from men. His human nature; herein he became like us in all things except sin. Thus low, of his own will, he stooped from the glory he had with the Father before the world was. Christ's two states, of humiliation and exaltation, are noticed. Christ not only took upon him the likeness and fashion, or form of a man, but of one in a low state; not appearing in splendour. His whole life was a life of poverty and suffering. But the lowest step was his dying the death of the cross, the death of a malefactor and a slave; exposed to public hatred and scorn. The exaltation was of Christ's human nature, in union with the Divine. At the name of Jesus, not the mere sound of the word, but the authority of Jesus, all should pay solemn homage. It is to the glory of God the Father, to confess that Jesus Christ is Lord; for it is his will, that all men should honour the Son as they honour the Father, Joh 5:23. Here we see such motives to self-denying love as nothing else can supply. Do we thus love and obey the Son of God?

CONC:

Becoming Bondman's Bondservant Bond-servant Born Emptied Empty Form Glory Human Likeness Nature Nay Nothing Reputation Servant Stripped Taking

Bondman's Bondservant Bond-Servant Born Emptied Empty Form Glory Human Likeness Nature Reputation Servant Stripped

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