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Philippians 2:9 KJV
Philippians · chapter 2 · verse 9
Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:Philippians 2:9 · King James Version
Philippians 2:9 in context
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;
11And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Commentary
Cross references
- Revelation 19:16
- Matthew 28:18
- 1 Peter 3:22
- Hebrews 2:9
- Isaiah 52:13
- Ephesians 1:20-23
- Daniel 7:14
- Revelation 5:12
Key words (Strong's)
- exaltedhyperypsoōmetaph. to exalt to the highest rank and power, raise to supreme majesty, to extol most…G5251 →
- givencharizomaito do something pleasant or agreeable , to do a favour to, gratify, to show one s self…G5483 →
- abovehyperin behalf of, for the sake of, over, beyond, more than, more, beyond, overG5228 →
- nameonomaname univ. of proper names, the name is used for everything which the name covers…G3686 →
- Godtheosa god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities, the Godhead, trinity, God the…G2316 →
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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