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NASB | Philippians 2:6 who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Philippians 2:6 who, although He existed in the form and unchanging essence of God [as One with Him, possessing the fullness of all the divine attributes--the entire nature of deity], did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped or asserted [as if He did not already possess it, or was afraid of losing it]; |
Bible Question: In what sense did Christ "make himself nothing" in the Incarnation (Philippians 2:6-9)? Did He give up some or all of His divine attributes? |
Bible Answer: The phrase "made Himself nothing" is lit. "emptied Himself." He did this, not by giving up deity, but laying aside His glory (see 2 Cor. 8:9). Jesus is truly God and truly man. Another view is that He emptied Himself, not of deity itself, but of its perogatives--the high position and glory of deity. |