Focused Passage

Philippians 2:5-11

The Mind of Christ and the Humility of Gospel Witness

From shared encouragement in Christ, to humble unity, to the mind of Christ in his humiliation and exaltation, to obedient shining witness, to embodied examples of sacrificial gospel service.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus:

6 Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,

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

8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.

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

10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

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References and Original Words

Verse 5

Original words

Let this mind be φρονεῖτε G5426 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural . . . Τοῦτο G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural which G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular [was] also καὶ G2532 Conjunction in ἐν G1722 Preposition Christ Χριστῷ G5547 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦ G2424 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Verse 6

Original words

Who Ὃς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular existing ὑπάρχων G5225 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition [the] form μορφῇ G3444 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular {did} not οὐχ G3756 Adverb consider ἡγήσατο G2233 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular vvv εἶναι G1510 Verb - Present Infinitive Active equality ἴσα G2470 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural with God Θεῷ G2316 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular something to be grasped ἁρπαγμὸν G725 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Or something to be exploited
Verse 7

Original words

but ἀλλὰ G235 Conjunction emptied ἐκένωσεν G2758 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Himself ἑαυτὸν G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular taking λαβών G2983 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular [the] form μορφὴν G3444 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular of a servant δούλου G1401 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular being made γενόμενος G1096 Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition human likeness ὁμοιώματι G3667 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular . . . ἀνθρώπων G444 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 8

Original words

And καὶ G2532 Conjunction being found εὑρεθεὶς G2147 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular in appearance σχήματι G4976 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular as ὡς G5613 Adverb a man ἄνθρωπος G444 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular He humbled ἐταπείνωσεν G5013 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Himself ἑαυτὸν G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular [and] became γενόμενος G1096 Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular obedient ὑπήκοος G5255 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular to μέχρι G3360 Preposition death θανάτου G2288 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular even δὲ G1161 Conjunction death θανάτου G2288 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular on [a] cross σταυροῦ G4716 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 9

Original words

Therefore Διὸ G1352 Conjunction - καὶ G2532 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular God Θεὸς G2316 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular exalted ὑπερύψωσεν G5251 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Him {to the highest place} αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction gave ἐχαρίσατο G5483 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular name ὄνομα G3686 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular above ὑπὲρ G5228 Preposition all πᾶν G3956 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular names ὄνομα G3686 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 10

Original words

that ἵνα G2443 Conjunction at ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular name ὀνόματι G3686 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular of Jesus Ἰησοῦ G2424 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular every πᾶν G3956 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular knee γόνυ G1119 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular should bow κάμψῃ G2578 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular in heaven ἐπουρανίων G2032 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction on earth ἐπιγείων G1919 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction under the earth καταχθονίων G2709 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 11

Original words

and καὶ G2532 Conjunction every πᾶσα G3956 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular tongue γλῶσσα G1100 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular confess ἐξομολογήσηται G1843 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction Jesus ΙΗΣΟΥΣ G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Christ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ G5547 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular [is] Lord ΚΥΡΙΟΣ G2962 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular to εἰς G1519 Preposition [the] glory δόξαν G1391 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular [the] Father Πατρός G3962 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

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