# Philippians 2.5-8 **Book:** [Philippians](/codex/philippians/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 3. doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself; 4. not looking each of you to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others. > > **5. Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6. who, existing in the form of God, counted not the being on an equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7. but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men; 8. and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, yea, the death of the cross.** > > 9. Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and gave unto him the name which is above every name; 10. that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven and things on earth and things under the earth, (Philippians 2:3-10, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 3. doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself; 4. each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others. > > **5. Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus, 6. who, existing in the form of God, didn’t consider equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7. but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men. 8. And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, yes, the death of the cross.** > > 9. Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name; 10. that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth, (Philippians 2:3-10, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 3. Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. 4. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. > > **5. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6. Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7. But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8. And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. fashion: or habit** > > 9. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10. That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; (Philippians 2:3-10, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 3. nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves 4. each not to your own look ye, but each also to the things of others. > > **5. For, let this mind be in you that [is] also in Christ Jesus, 6. who, being in the form of God, thought [it] not robbery to be equal to God, 7. but did empty himself, the form of a servant having taken, in the likeness of men having been made, 8. and in fashion having been found as a man, he humbled himself, having become obedient unto death, death even of a cross,** > > 9. wherefore, also, God did highly exalt him, and gave to him a name that [is] above every name, 10. that in the name of Jesus every knee may bow, of heavenlies, and earthlies, and what are under the earth (Philippians 2:3-10, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** Paul the Apostle (imprisonment) - **Audience:** Christian believers in Philippi - **Location:** composed during Roman imprisonment - **Time period:** composed c. AD 60-62 ## Theological reading ## Key words - [G0725 - harpagmos](/codex/g0725-harpagmos/), *harpagmos* (Strong's G725). Also appears in: [Philippians 2](/codex/philippians-2/). - [G1096 - ginomai](/codex/g1096-ginomai/), *ginomai* (Strong's G1096). Also appears in: [Matthew 1](/codex/matthew-1/), [Matthew 5.17-18](/codex/matthew-5-17-18/), [Matthew 8.16](/codex/matthew-8-16/). - [G1401 - doulos](/codex/g1401-doulos/), *doulos* (Strong's G1401). Also appears in: [Matthew 8.5-12](/codex/matthew-8-5-12/), [Matthew 18.23-35](/codex/matthew-18-23-35/), [Matthew 20.25-28](/codex/matthew-20-25-28/). - [G2288 - thanatos](/codex/g2288-thanatos/), *thanatos* (Strong's G2288). Also appears in: [Matthew 15](/codex/matthew-15/), [Matthew 16.28](/codex/matthew-16-28/), [Matthew 26.37-40](/codex/matthew-26-37-40/). - [G2316 - theos](/codex/g2316-theos/), *theos* (Strong's G2316). Also appears in: [Matthew 1.23](/codex/matthew-1-23/), [Matthew 3.16](/codex/matthew-3-16/), [Matthew 5.9](/codex/matthew-5-9/). - [G2424 - Iesous](/codex/g2424-iesous/), *Iesous* (Strong's G2424). Also appears in: [Matthew 1.1](/codex/matthew-1-1/), [Matthew 1.16](/codex/matthew-1-16/), [Matthew 1.18](/codex/matthew-1-18/). - [G2758 - kenoo](/codex/g2758-kenoo/), *kenoo* (Strong's G2758). Also appears in: [Philippians 2.7](/codex/philippians-2-7/). - [G3444 - morphe](/codex/g3444-morphe/), *morphe* (Strong's G3444). Also appears in: [Philippians 2](/codex/philippians-2/), [Philippians 2.7](/codex/philippians-2-7/). - [G3667 - homoioma](/codex/g3667-homoioma/), *homoioma* (Strong's G3667). Also appears in: [Romans 1](/codex/romans-1/), [Romans 5](/codex/romans-5/), [Romans 6.5](/codex/romans-6-5/). - [G5547 - christos](/codex/g5547-christos/), *christos* (Strong's G5547). Also appears in: [Matthew 1.1](/codex/matthew-1-1/), [Matthew 1.16](/codex/matthew-1-16/), [Matthew 1](/codex/matthew-1/). ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses. ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Anointing Implies Subordination Objection Defeater](/codex/anointing-implies-subordination-objection-defeater/), via [Philippians 2.6](/codex/philippians-2-6/), [Philippians 2.6-11](/codex/philippians-2-6-11/), [Philippians 2.6-7](/codex/philippians-2-6-7/), [Philippians 2.6-8](/codex/philippians-2-6-8/) - [Argument from Meaningful Suffering](/codex/argument-from-meaningful-suffering/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/) - [Argument from Sanctity](/codex/argument-from-sanctity/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/) - [Argument from the Costly-Signal Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-costly-signal-convergence/), via [Philippians 2.6](/codex/philippians-2-6/), [Philippians 2.6-11](/codex/philippians-2-6-11/), [Philippians 2.6-8](/codex/philippians-2-6-8/) - [Argument from the Proportionate-Causality Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-proportionate-causality-convergence/), via [Philippians 2.6-11](/codex/philippians-2-6-11/) - [Argument from the Resurrection](/codex/argument-from-the-resurrection/), via [Philippians 2.8](/codex/philippians-2-8/) - [Argument from the Trans-Instinctual Agency Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-trans-instinctual-agency-convergence/), via [Philippians 2.6-11](/codex/philippians-2-6-11/) - [Atheism Cannot Justify Compassion](/codex/atheism-cannot-justify-compassion/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/) - [Atheism Promotes Hatred Lies and Self-Idolatry](/codex/atheism-promotes-hatred-lies-and-self-idolatry/), via [Philippians 2.5-7](/codex/philippians-2-5-7/) - [Christ Before Jesus Thesis Defeater](/codex/christ-before-jesus-thesis-defeater/), via [Philippians 2.6-11](/codex/philippians-2-6-11/), [Philippians 2.7](/codex/philippians-2-7/) - [Crucifixion Denial Refutation](/codex/crucifixion-denial-refutation/), via [Philippians 2.8](/codex/philippians-2-8/) - [Cursed Messiah Objection Defeater](/codex/cursed-messiah-objection-defeater/), via [Philippians 2.6-8](/codex/philippians-2-6-8/) - [Did Jesus Send Muhammad Dilemma Argument](/codex/did-jesus-send-muhammad-dilemma-argument/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/) - [Divine Hiddenness Objection Defeater](/codex/divine-hiddenness-objection-defeater/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/) - [Harm-Reduction Cannot Ground Morality (Defeater)](/codex/harm-reduction-cannot-ground-morality-defeater/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/), [Philippians 2.6-8](/codex/philippians-2-6-8/) - [Israelite Slavery Possession-vs-Ownership Defeater](/codex/israelite-slavery-possession-vs-ownership-defeater/), via [Philippians 2.7](/codex/philippians-2-7/) - [Jesus Has a God Therefore Not God Objection Defeater](/codex/jesus-has-a-god-therefore-not-god-objection-defeater/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/), [Philippians 2.6](/codex/philippians-2-6/), [Philippians 2.6-11](/codex/philippians-2-6-11/), [Philippians 2.6-8](/codex/philippians-2-6-8/), [Philippians 2.8](/codex/philippians-2-8/) - [Jesus is Not a Human Sacrifice (Defeater)](/codex/jesus-is-not-a-human-sacrifice-defeater/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/), [Philippians 2.6-8](/codex/philippians-2-6-8/), [Philippians 2.8](/codex/philippians-2-8/) - [Jesus Never Claimed to Be God Objection Defeater](/codex/jesus-never-claimed-to-be-god-objection-defeater/), via [Philippians 2.6-11](/codex/philippians-2-6-11/) - [Jesus's Sacrifice Was Not Real Because He Rose Objection Defeater](/codex/jesuss-sacrifice-was-not-real-because-he-rose-objection-defeater/), via [Philippians 2.6-11](/codex/philippians-2-6-11/) - [Liar Lunatic or Lord](/codex/liar-lunatic-or-lord/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/), [Philippians 2.6-11](/codex/philippians-2-6-11/) - [Manuscript Variants Bible Corruption Objection Defeater](/codex/manuscript-variants-bible-corruption-objection-defeater/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/) - [Necessity of the Incarnation](/codex/necessity-of-the-incarnation/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/) - [No One Can Die For Another Objection Defeater](/codex/no-one-can-die-for-another-objection-defeater/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/), [Philippians 2.6-8](/codex/philippians-2-6-8/) - [Paul Invented Christianity Objection Defeater](/codex/paul-invented-christianity-objection-defeater/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/), [Philippians 2.6-11](/codex/philippians-2-6-11/), [Philippians 2.7](/codex/philippians-2-7/) - [Quran Confirms Jesus is God Argument](/codex/quran-confirms-jesus-is-god-argument/), via [Philippians 2.6-11](/codex/philippians-2-6-11/) - [Religious Pluralism Objection Defeater](/codex/religious-pluralism-objection-defeater/), via [Philippians 2.6-11](/codex/philippians-2-6-11/) - [Sacred Name Yahawah Yahawashi Required for Salvation Objection Defeater](/codex/sacred-name-yahawah-yahawashi-required-for-salvation-objection-defeater/), via [Philippians 2.6-11](/codex/philippians-2-6-11/) - [Trinity Invented at Nicaea Objection Defeater](/codex/trinity-invented-at-nicaea-objection-defeater/), via [Philippians 2.6-11](/codex/philippians-2-6-11/) - [Unitarian Oneness Binitarian Objection Defeater](/codex/unitarian-oneness-binitarian-objection-defeater/), via [Philippians 2.6](/codex/philippians-2-6/), [Philippians 2.6-7](/codex/philippians-2-6-7/), [Philippians 2.6-8](/codex/philippians-2-6-8/), [Philippians 2.7](/codex/philippians-2-7/) - [Why Doesnt God Stop Satan Objection Defeater](/codex/why-doesnt-god-stop-satan-objection-defeater/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/) **Concepts:** - [Arianism](/codex/arianism/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/) - [Biblical Dignity](/codex/biblical-dignity/), via [Philippians 2.7-8](/codex/philippians-2-7-8/) - [Black People Shouldnt Be Christian](/codex/black-people-shouldnt-be-christian/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/) - [Christ is God](/codex/christ-is-god/), via [Philippians 2.6](/codex/philippians-2-6/) - [Christ vs Other Religion-Founders](/codex/christ-vs-other-religion-founders/), via [Philippians 2.6-8](/codex/philippians-2-6-8/) - [Christ Was Made (Misread Proof-Texts)](/codex/christ-was-made-misread-proof-texts/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/), [Philippians 2.6-11](/codex/philippians-2-6-11/), [Philippians 2.6-8](/codex/philippians-2-6-8/), [Philippians 2.7](/codex/philippians-2-7/) - [Christian Muslim Defender](/codex/christian-muslim-defender/), via [Philippians 2.6-8](/codex/philippians-2-6-8/) - [Christianity](/codex/christianity/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/) - [Christology](/codex/christology/), via [Philippians 2.6-8](/codex/philippians-2-6-8/) - [Christs Deity](/codex/christs-deity/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/), [Philippians 2.6](/codex/philippians-2-6/) - [Church at Philippi](/codex/church-at-philippi/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/), [Philippians 2.6](/codex/philippians-2-6/), [Philippians 2.7](/codex/philippians-2-7/), [Philippians 2.8](/codex/philippians-2-8/) - [Communicatio Idiomatum](/codex/communicatio-idiomatum/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/) - [Dawah to Muslims](/codex/dawah-to-muslims/), via [Philippians 2.6-8](/codex/philippians-2-6-8/) - [Divine Hiddenness](/codex/divine-hiddenness/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/) - [Father-Son Authority Asymmetry](/codex/father-son-authority-asymmetry/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/), [Philippians 2.6](/codex/philippians-2-6/), [Philippians 2.6-7](/codex/philippians-2-6-7/) - [God is Impossible Paradox Cluster](/codex/god-is-impossible-paradox-cluster/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/) - [Hypostatic Union](/codex/hypostatic-union/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/), [Philippians 2.7](/codex/philippians-2-7/) - [Incarnation](/codex/incarnation/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/), [Philippians 2.6](/codex/philippians-2-6/) - [Inherited Guilt and Visiting Iniquity](/codex/inherited-guilt-and-visiting-iniquity/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/) - [Jehovahs Witnesses](/codex/jehovahs-witnesses/), via [Philippians 2.6-11](/codex/philippians-2-6-11/) - [Lesson 2.4, Christology in One Lesson](/codex/lesson-2-4-christology-in-one-lesson/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/) - [Lesson 4.5, Comparative Religion Engagement](/codex/lesson-4-5-comparative-religion-engagement/), via [Philippians 2.6](/codex/philippians-2-6/) - [Old Testament Christology](/codex/old-testament-witness-to-the-deity-of-christ/), via [Philippians 2.7](/codex/philippians-2-7/) - [Old Testament Witness to the Deity of Christ](/codex/old-testament-witness-to-the-deity-of-christ/), via [Philippians 2.6-11](/codex/philippians-2-6-11/) - [Original Sin](/codex/original-sin/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/) - [Panentheism](/codex/panentheism/) - [Pneumatology](/codex/pneumatology/), via [Philippians 2.7](/codex/philippians-2-7/) - [Pre-Pauline Creeds](/codex/pre-pauline-creeds/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/), [Philippians 2.6-11](/codex/philippians-2-6-11/) - [Resurrection of Jesus - Theological Significance](/codex/resurrection-of-jesus-theological-significance/), via [Philippians 2.6-11](/codex/philippians-2-6-11/) - [Synoptic Problem](/codex/synoptic-problem/), via [Philippians 2.6-11](/codex/philippians-2-6-11/) - [Theandric Activities](/codex/theandric-activities/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/) - [Tree of Knowledge Objection](/codex/tree-of-knowledge-objection/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/), [Philippians 2.6](/codex/philippians-2-6/) - [Trinity](/codex/trinity/), via [Philippians 2.6](/codex/philippians-2-6/) - [Trinity Common Objections](/codex/trinity-common-objections/), via [Philippians 2.6](/codex/philippians-2-6/), [Philippians 2.6-8](/codex/philippians-2-6-8/) - [Trinity vs Oneness vs Modalism vs Arianism](/codex/trinity-vs-oneness-vs-modalism-vs-arianism/), via [Philippians 2.6](/codex/philippians-2-6/) - [Two Powers in Heaven](/codex/two-powers-in-heaven/), via [Philippians 2.6-11](/codex/philippians-2-6-11/) - [Young's Literal Translation](/codex/ylt/), via [Philippians 2.6](/codex/philippians-2-6/), [Philippians 2.6-8](/codex/philippians-2-6-8/) **People:** - [Bart Ehrman](/codex/bart-ehrman/), via [Philippians 2.6-11](/codex/philippians-2-6-11/) - [Boethius](/codex/boethius/), via [Philippians 2.6-7](/codex/philippians-2-6-7/) - [Larry Hurtado](/codex/larry-hurtado/), via [Philippians 2.6-11](/codex/philippians-2-6-11/) - [Paul the Apostle](/codex/paul-the-apostle/), via [Philippians 2.6-11](/codex/philippians-2-6-11/) - [Richard Bauckham](/codex/richard-bauckham/), via [Philippians 2.6-11](/codex/philippians-2-6-11/) **Lexicon:** - [G0725 - harpagmos](/codex/g0725-harpagmos/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/), [Philippians 2.6](/codex/philippians-2-6/), [Philippians 2.6-11](/codex/philippians-2-6-11/) - [G1096 - ginomai](/codex/g1096-ginomai/), via [Philippians 2.7](/codex/philippians-2-7/) - [G1401 - doulos](/codex/g1401-doulos/), via [Philippians 2.6-11](/codex/philippians-2-6-11/), [Philippians 2.6-7](/codex/philippians-2-6-7/), [Philippians 2.7](/codex/philippians-2-7/), [Philippians 2.7-8](/codex/philippians-2-7-8/) - [G1492 - oida](/codex/g1492-oida/), via [Philippians 2.7](/codex/philippians-2-7/) - [G1504 - eikon](/codex/g1504-eikon/), via [Philippians 2.6](/codex/philippians-2-6/) - [G2288 - thanatos](/codex/g2288-thanatos/), via [Philippians 2.8](/codex/philippians-2-8/) - [G2320 - theotes](/codex/g2320-theotes/), via [Philippians 2.6](/codex/philippians-2-6/) - [G2424 - Iesous](/codex/g2424-iesous/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/) - [G2758 - kenoo](/codex/g2758-kenoo/), via [Philippians 2.5-6](/codex/philippians-2-5-6/), [Philippians 2.6-11](/codex/philippians-2-6-11/), [Philippians 2.7](/codex/philippians-2-7/) - [G3444 - morphe](/codex/g3444-morphe/), via [Philippians 2.5-6](/codex/philippians-2-5-6/), [Philippians 2.6](/codex/philippians-2-6/), [Philippians 2.7](/codex/philippians-2-7/) - [G3563 - nous](/codex/g3563-nous/), via [Philippians 2.5](/codex/philippians-2-5/) - [G4561 - sarx](/codex/g4561-sarx/), via [Philippians 2.7-8](/codex/philippians-2-7-8/) - [G5218 - hypakoe](/codex/g5218-hypakoe/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/), [Philippians 2.8](/codex/philippians-2-8/) - [G5219 - hypakouo](/codex/g5219-hypakouo/), via [Philippians 2.8](/codex/philippians-2-8/) - [H0001 - ab](/codex/h0001-ab/), via [Philippians 2.6-11](/codex/philippians-2-6-11/) - [H1350 - goel](/codex/h1350-goel/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/) - [H1823 - demuth](/codex/h1823-demuth/), via [Philippians 2.7](/codex/philippians-2-7/) - [H3091 - Yehoshua](/codex/h3091-yehoshua/), via [Philippians 2.6-11](/codex/philippians-2-6-11/) - [H5650 - ebed](/codex/h5650-ebed/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/), [Philippians 2.7](/codex/philippians-2-7/) - [H8034 - shem](/codex/h8034-shem/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/), [Philippians 2.6-11](/codex/philippians-2-6-11/) **Guides:** - [02 Faith and Worldview](/codex/02-faith-and-worldview/), via [Philippians 2.5-11](/codex/philippians-2-5-11/) **Passages:** - [Romans 5](/codex/romans-5/) **Other pages:** - [G3667 - homoioma](/codex/g3667-homoioma/), via [Philippians 2.6](/codex/philippians-2-6/), [Philippians 2.7](/codex/philippians-2-7/)