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Philippians 2:8 KJV
Philippians · chapter 2 · verse 8
And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.Philippians 2:8 · King James Version
Philippians 2:8 in context
6Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
7But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
8And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
9Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
10That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
Commentary
Cross references
- John 10:18
- Hebrews 12:2
- Romans 5:19
- 1 Peter 2:24
- 1 Peter 3:18
- 2 Corinthians 8:9
- Matthew 26:39
- Galatians 3:13
Key words (Strong's)
- obedienthypēkoosgiving ear, obedientG5255 →
- fashionschēmathe habitus, as comprising everything in a person which strikes the senses, the figure…G4976 →
- humbledtapeinoōto make low, bring low, to level, reduce to a plain, metaph. to bring into a humble…G5013 →
- himselfheautouhimself, herself, itself, themselvesG1438 →
- becameginomaito becomeG1096 →
- foundheyriskōto come upon, hit upon, to meet with, after searching, to find a thing sought, without…G2147 →
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The apostle proceeds in this chapter where he left off in the last, with further exhortations to Christian duties. He presses them largely to like-mindedness and lowly-mindedness, in conformity to the example of the Lord Jesus, the great pattern of humility and love. Here we may observe, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-11