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Philippians 2:8

The cross and atonementHumilityObedienceDeath and loss

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.

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,

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BSB
And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross.
KJV
And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
WEB
And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, yes, the death of the cross.
ASV
and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient [even] unto death, yea, the death of the cross.
DARBY
and having been found in figure as a man, humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, and [that the] death of [the] cross.
BLB
And having been found in appearance as a man He humbled Himself, having become obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
ÅB
og da han i sin ferd var funnet som et menneske, fornedret han seg selv, så han ble lydig inntil døden, ja korsets død.
OTB
Og da han i sin fremtoning var som et menneske,
ydmyket han seg selv og ble lydig til døden,
ja, døden på korset.
B1930
og da han i sin ferd var funnet som et menneske, fornedret han sig selv, så han blev lydig inntil døden, ja korsets død.

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Cross references

  • John 10:18

    No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from My Father.”

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  • Hebrews 12:2

    Let 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.

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  • Romans 5:19

    For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.

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  • 1 Peter 2:24

    He 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.”

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  • 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,

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  • 2 Corinthians 8:9

    For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.

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  • Matthew 26:39

    Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”

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  • Acts 8:33

    In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth.”

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