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Philippians 2:9

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Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and gave unto him the name which is above every name;

KJV

Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

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This verse in Philippians 2

Commentary

4 notes on this verse

A commentator

Athanasius of Alexandria

296–373

Discourses Against the Arians 1.41 · Written before 373.

That "God has highly exalted him" does not imply that the essential nature of the Word at long last became exalted. For God the Son is and always was equal to God the Father. The exaltation is of the humanity.… The text says "he humbled himself" with reference to the assumption of the flesh. So too it says "he exalted him" with reference to the flesh. It was the human race that needed this, because of the humiliation of its flesh and because of its consequent death.

This site's exposition

highly exalted him

on Philippians 2:9-11

Wherefore turns the V upward: God hath highly exalted him, huperupsosen, exalted beyond measure, and given him the name which is above every name. Every knee and every tongue is Isaiah 45:23, where YHWH swears by himself that to him alone every knee shall bow; the hymn hands that unshareable oath to Jesus, and the confession Jesus Christ is Lord carries the divine name in it. The bowing spans heaven, earth, and under the earth, and the whole ends where worship must, to the glory of God the Father.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices
Wherefore - As a reward of this humiliation and these sufferings. The idea is, that there was an appropriate reward for it, and that that was bestowed upon him by his exaltation as Mediator to the right hand of God; compare the notes at Heb 2:9. God also hath highly exalted him - As Mediator. Though he was thus humbled, and appeared in the form of a servant, he is now raised up to the throne of glory, and to universal dominion. This exaltation is spoken of the Redeemer as he was, sustaining a divine and a human nature.

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

God exalted Christ as man to equality with God [BENGEL]. highly exalted--Greek, "super-eminently exalted" (Eph 4:10). given him--Greek, "bestowed on Him." a name--along with the corresponding reality, glory and majesty. which--Translate, namely, "that which is above every name." The name "JESUS" (Php 2:10), which is even now in glory His name of honor (Ac 9:5).

The words behind it

15 Greek words

Every 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.

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Revelation 19:16And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.62 worksMatthew 28:18Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.44 works1 Peter 3:22who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.36 worksHebrews 2:9But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.28 worksIsaiah 52:13Behold, My Servant will prosper; He will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.28 worksEphesians 1:20–23which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,23 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Revelation 5:12In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”20 worksDaniel 7:14And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.20 worksHebrews 1:4So He became as far superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is excellent beyond theirs.17 worksPsalms 89:27I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.14 worksPsalms 72:17–19May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.13 worksHebrews 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 of the throne of God.12 worksPsalms 110:1The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”12 worksIsaiah 53:12Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.12 worksJohn 17:5And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.12 worksJohn 5:22–27Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,11 worksJohn 17:1–3When Jesus had spoken these things, He lifted up His eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son may glorify You.11 worksActs 2:32–36God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.8 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Matthew 28:18

    Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.

    it leads to

    • John 3:35

      The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.

    • 1 Peter 3:22

      who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.

    • Matthew 11:27

      All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses…

    • Ephesians 1:20–22

      which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,

    • Hebrews 2:8

      and placed everything under his feet.” When God subjected all things to him, He left nothing outside of his control. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him.

  • Through

    Revelation 19:16

    And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

    it leads to

    • Revelation 17:14

      They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen…

    • 1 Timothy 6:15

      which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time.

  • Through

    Hebrews 2:9

    But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death…

    it leads to

    • Philippians 2:7–9

      but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.

Where this verse is studied

About Philippians

The Arrival at Calvary — obedient unto death — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
The Arrival at Calvary — obedient unto death — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
Philippians: the study guide →Read Philippians 2 →

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Athanasius of Alexandria, Discourses Against the Arians 1.41; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and John Calvin, Commentary on Philippians.

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