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Text -- Philippians 2:1-17 (NET)

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Christian Unity and Christ’s Humility
2:1 Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort provided by love, any fellowship in the Spirit, any affection or mercy, 2:2 complete my joy and be of the same mind, by having the same love, being united in spirit, and having one purpose. 2:3 Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself. 2:4 Each of you should be concerned not only about your own interests, but about the interests of others as well. 2:5 You should have the same attitude toward one another that Christ Jesus had, 2:6 who though he existed in the form of God did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped, 2:7 but emptied himself by taking on the form of a slave, by looking like other men, and by sharing in human nature. 2:8 He humbled himself, by becoming obedient to the point of death –even death on a cross! 2:9 As a result God exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name, 2:10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow –in heaven and on earth and under the earth2:11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.
Lights in the World
2:12 So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence but even more in my absence, continue working out your salvation with awe and reverence, 2:13 for the one bringing forth in you both the desire and the effort– for the sake of his good pleasure– is God. 2:14 Do everything without grumbling or arguing, 2:15 so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without blemish though you live in a crooked and perverse society, in which you shine as lights in the world 2:16 by holding on to the word of life so that on the day of Christ I will have a reason to boast that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain. 2:17 But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice together with all of you.
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NET Notes: Phi 2:1 Grk “and any affection and mercy.” The Greek idea, however, is best expressed by “or” in English.

NET Notes: Phi 2:2 The Greek word here is σύμψυχοι (sumyucoi, literally “fellow souled”).

NET Notes: Phi 2:3 Grk “not according to selfish ambition.” There is no main verb in this verse; the subjunctive φρονῆτε ...

NET Notes: Phi 2:4 Verses 1-4 constitute one long conditional sentence in Greek. The protasis is in verse 1, while vv. 2-4 constitute the apodosis. There is but one verb...

NET Notes: Phi 2:5 Grk “Have this attitude in/among yourselves which also [was] in Christ Jesus,” or “Have this attitude in/among yourselves which [you...

NET Notes: Phi 2:6 The Greek term translated form indicates a correspondence with reality. Thus the meaning of this phrase is that Christ was truly God.

NET Notes: Phi 2:7 By sharing in human nature. This last line of v. 7 (line d) stands in tension with the previous line, line c (“by looking like other men”)...

NET Notes: Phi 2:12 Grk “with fear and trembling.” The Greek words φόβος and τρόμος both imply fear in ...

NET Notes: Phi 2:15 Or “as stars in the universe.”

NET Notes: Phi 2:16 Or “holding out, holding forth.”

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