Php 2:8. And being found in fashion as a man — A common man, without any peculiar excellence or comeliness. The word σχημα, rendered fashion, includes all the particulars of a person's outward appearance; such as his figure, air, looks, clothing, and gait. The word is also applied to things inanimate, as, (1 Corinthians 7:31,) the fashion of this world passeth away. Clarke's Commentary. Verse 7. But made himself of no reputation — εαυτονεκενωσε. He emptied himself - did not appear in his glory, for he assumed the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of man. And his being made in the likeness of man, and assuming the form of a servant, was a proof that he had emptied himself - laid (2) That ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. —In this verse there is again a four-fold division; but of a different kind. St. Paul begins with the exhortation not uncommon from him, to be likeminded," that is, to have true sympathy (as in Romans 12:16; Romans 15:5; 2Corinthians 13:11; also Philippians 3:16; Philippians 4:2); which he naturally The letter incorporates a hymn about the salvation that God has brought about through Christ (Phil 2:6-11), applied by Paul to the relations of Christians with one another (Phil 2:1-5). Philippians has been termed "the letter of joy" (Phil 4:4, 10). It is the rejoicing of faith, based on true understanding of Christ's unique role in
Philippians 2:6. although he was existing in God's form: The Greek expression rendered "form" —Php 2:11. the name: In the Bible, the term "name" at times stands for more than just an identifying label. (See study note on Mt 24:9.) Here "the name" that God gave Jesus stands for the authority and position that Jesus receives
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