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NASB | Philippians 2:7 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Philippians 2:7 but emptied Himself [without renouncing or diminishing His deity, but only temporarily giving up the outward expression of divine equality and His rightful dignity] by assuming the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men [He became completely human but was without sin, being fully God and fully man]. |
Subject: explain Kenosis |
Bible Note: Hi CDBJ, I see these verses as showing a comparison and contrast of the Persons. But it also shows how the two Persons are glorified together. The comparison I see is: "neither the Son, but the Father" with "together with Thyself, Father". That is the glory that He had before the world was. That is the glory He set aside while He came to earth. I observe two things that would be important in a study of these passages. The first one is in John 17:1 where our manuscripts offer the choice of "the Son" or "Your Son" may glorify Thee. The other thing to consider is the order of the pronouns in John 17:5. That will determine how we compare the Son along with or together with the Father alone. In other words, our choices are: John 17:5, KJ, "And now, O Father, glorify (thou) **me with *thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was." Six pronouns of Deity. John 17:5, NASB, "And now, glorify Thou (Me) together with **Thyself, *Father, with the glory which I had with Thee before the world was." Six pronouns of Deity. John 17:4, NKJ, "I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do. [One extra pronoun] 5 And now, O (Father), glorify **Me together with *Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was." Only five pronouns of Deity. Mark 13:31, "Heaven and earth will pass away, but (My) words will not pass away. But of that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the **Son, but the *Father alone." John 17:8, "for the words which Thou gavest Me (I) have given to them; and they received them, and truly understood that **I came forth from *Thee,..." I hope that everyone sees that the Son came forth from the Father. He left the glory that was with the Father Himself. He manifested the Father's name. Right now I would go with the NKJ for John 17:4,5. Did any of these comparisons make sense? From the heart, Ray |