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* These verses portray Christ Jesus as someone who humbled himself through obedience, even to the point where his actions led to his own death. Verse 6 may be an allusion to the pre-existence, contrasting Jesus with Satan ([[Moses 4:1|Moses 4:1-2]]), since Jesus showed willingness to humble himself while Satan wanted the honor that rightly belonged to God. The theme of this section is similar to that of the discussion in [[1 Ne 11:16|1 Nephi 11:16ff]] regarding the condescension of God.
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* These verses portray Christ Jesus as someone who humbled himself through obedience, even to the point where his obedience led to his death. Verse 6 may be an allusion to the pre-existence, contrasting Jesus with Satan ([[Moses 4:1|Moses 4:1-2]]), since Jesus showed willingness to humble himself while Satan wanted the honor that rightly belonged to God. The theme of this section is similar to that of the discussion in [[1 Ne 11:16|1 Nephi 11:16ff]] regarding the condescension of God.
  
 
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Lexical notes

  • The Greek word translated here as "form" is morphe (related to English words such as "metamorphosis" and "morph"). It generally refers to the shape and outward appearance of something, what something looks like to the eyes.
  • Harpagmos, the word translated in verse 6 as "robbery," is found in the New Testament only here. It generally refers to the act of seizing, grasping or holding on tightly, although it can also refer to the act of plundering. Most modern translators have rendered this part of the verse as "didn't consider equality with God a thing to be grasped" (American Standard Version) or something similar.
  • Many Bible scholars consider verses 6-11 to be a hymn or a poem that was in existence before Paul wrote this letter, and in many modern translations it is set off as poetry. These verses are sometimes referred to as the Philippian hymn.

Exegesis

  • These verses portray Christ Jesus as someone who humbled himself through obedience, even to the point where his obedience led to his death. Verse 6 may be an allusion to the pre-existence, contrasting Jesus with Satan (Moses 4:1-2), since Jesus showed willingness to humble himself while Satan wanted the honor that rightly belonged to God. The theme of this section is similar to that of the discussion in 1 Nephi 11:16ff regarding the condescension of God.

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