Philippians 2:6 — Meaning and Application

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“Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:”

Philippians 2:6

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Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. {fashion: or habit}

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"Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:"

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