Philippians 2:8
in Philippians 2And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, yea, the death of the cross.
KJV
And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
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This verse in Philippians 2
Commentary
3 notes on this verseAnd being found in fashion as a man - Και σχηματι εὑρεθεις ὡς ανθρωπος. This clause should be joined to the preceding, and thus translated: Being made in the likeness of man, and was found in fashion as a man. He humbled himself - Laid himself as low as possible: 1. In emptying himself - laying aside the effulgence of his glory. 2. In being incarnate - taking upon him the human form. 3. In becoming a servant - assuming the lowest innocent character, that of being the servant of all.
This site's exposition
the death of the cross
The descent has floors: found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, obedient unto death, and then the last step named with a shudder the first readers would feel, even the death of the cross, the slave's death Roman citizens were exempt from by law. Obedience unto death answers Adam's disobedience, and the hymn's V reaches its bottom here. Cicero wrote that the very word cross should be far from a Roman's thoughts; Paul plants it at the center of the pattern the church is to think with.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
In Php 2:7, in the Greek, the emphasis is on Himself (which stands before the Greek verb), "He emptied Himself," His divine self, viewed in respect to what He had heretofore been; in Php 2:8 the emphasis is on "humbled" (which stands before the Greek "Himself");
The words behind it
14 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| σχήματι | schemati | in fashion | G4976 → | |
| εὑρεθεὶς | heuretheis | having been found | G2147 → | |
| ὡς | hos | as | G5613 → | 500 times |
| ἄνθρωπος, | anthropos | a man, | G444 → | |
| ἐταπείνωσεν | etapeinosen | He humbled | G5013 → | |
| ἑαυτὸν | he'auton | Himself | G1438 → | 322 times |
| γενόμενος | genomenos | having become | G1096 → | 667 times |
| ὑπήκοος | hupekoos | obedient | G5255 → | |
| μέχρι | mechri | unto | G3360 → | |
| θανάτου, | thanatou | death, | G2288 → | 120 times |
| θανάτου | thanatou | [the] death | G2288 → | 120 times |
| δὲ | de | even | G1161 → | 2765 times |
| σταυροῦ· | staurou | of [the] cross; | G4716 → |
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
σχήματιin fashion
schematiG4976 →
εὑρεθεὶςhaving been found
heuretheisG2147 →
ὡςas
hosG5613 →500 times
ἄνθρωπος,a man,
anthroposG444 →
ἐταπείνωσενHe humbled
etapeinosenG5013 →
ἑαυτὸνHimself
he'autonG1438 →322 times
γενόμενοςhaving become
genomenosG1096 →667 times
ὑπήκοοςobedient
hupekoosG5255 →
μέχριunto
mechriG3360 →
θανάτου,death,
thanatouG2288 →120 times
θανάτου[the] death
thanatouG2288 →120 times
δὲeven
deG1161 →2765 times
σταυροῦ·of [the] cross;
staurouG4716 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Peter 2:24He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
it leads to
- Isaiah 53:4–6
Surely He took on our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken by God, struck down and afflicted.
- Matthew 8:17
This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took on our infirmities and carried our diseases.”
- Romans 6:11
So you too must count yourselves dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
- Isaiah 53:4–6
Through
Hebrews 12:2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand…
it leads to
- Micah 7:7
But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
- 1 Peter 3:18
For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,
- 1 Peter 2:23–24
When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.
- Hebrews 1:3
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the…
- Micah 7:7
Through
1 Peter 3:18For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,
it leads to
- 2 Corinthians 5:21
God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21
Where this verse is studied
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By subject
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About Philippians
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the New Testament and Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible.