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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: Someone who is a Jehovah witness gave my husband a bible. I lost my own bible for some time, so I read that one until I bought another bible. As I read on to Philippians 2, I noticed that the title in Spanish was something like "Jesus is not equal to God". I looked up the greek translation of verse 6 in order to better understand the text and have enough basis to believe. I still am very confused with the meaning of the verse...please help. |
Bible Answer: John 14:9 is where Jesus tells Philip "if you have seen me you have seen the Father." The entire book of John refers to Jesus as God. He is not just "equal" He is just as much God. The first chapter of St. John clearly shows Jesus as "Creator-God." (except in the JW version)The reason the pharisees and synagogue officials were out to kill Jesus is because He made Himself equal to the Father-God. John 1:3 clearly shows that "Jesus was the creator of all things." The doctrine of the trinity declares that each are equally God in Themselves. |