Philippians 2:7

Easy To Read Version

He gave up his place with God and agreed to be like a servant. He was born to be a man and became like a servant.

Cross References

Psalm 22:6

So, am I a worm and not a man?\par The people are ashamed of me.\par The people despise me.\par

Isaiah 42:1

“Look at my Servant!\par I support him.\par He is the one I chose.\par And I am very pleased with him.\par I put my Spirit in him.\par He will judge the nations fairly.\par

Isaiah 49:3

\{The Lord\} told me,\par “Israel, you are my servant.\par I will do wonderful things with you.”\par

Isaiah 53:11

He will suffer many things in his soul, but he will see the good things that happen. He will be satisfied with the things he learns. My Good Servant will make many people not guilty; he will carry away their guilt.

Daniel 9:26

After the 62 weeks, {\cf2\super [112]} the chosen person will be killed. {\cf2\super [113]} He will be gone. {\cf2\super [114]} Then the people of the future leader will destroy the city and the holy place. That end will come like a flood. War will continue until the end. God has ordered that place to be completely destroyed.

Zechariah 3:8

Listen to me High Priest Joshua and\par your fellow priests seated before you.\par These men are examples\par that show what will happen\par when I bring my special servant.\par He is called, THE BRANCH.\par

Zechariah 9:9

City of Zion, rejoice!\par People of Jerusalem, shout with joy!\par Look, your king is coming to you!\par He is the good king that won the victory.\par But he is humble.\par He is riding on a donkey,\par on a young donkey\par born from a work animal.\par

Matthew 12:18

“Here is my servant;\par I (God) have chosen him.\par I love him, and I am pleased with him;\par I will put my Spirit {\cf2\super [166]} on him,\par and he will judge the nations fairly.\par

Matthew 20:28

It is the same with the Son of Man. {\cf2\super [276]} The Son of Man did not come for other people to serve him. The Son of Man came to serve other people. The Son of Man came to give his life to save many people.”

Mark 9:12

Jesus answered, “They are right to say that Elijah {\cf2\super [109]} must come first. Elijah makes all things the way they should be. But why does the Scripture {\cf2\super [110]} say that the Son of Man {\cf2\super [111]} will suffer much and that people will think he is worth nothing?

Luke 22:27

Who is more important: the person sitting at the table or the person serving him? You think the person sitting at the table is more important. But I am like a servant among you!

John 1:14

The Word {\cf2\super [5]} became a man and lived among us. We saw his glory—the glory that belongs to the only Son of the Father. The Word was full of grace (kindness) and truth.

Romans 15:3

Even Christ did not live trying to please himself. It was like the Scriptures {\cf2\super [144]} said \{about him\}: “Those people that insulted you have also insulted me.” {\cf2\super [145]}

Romans 15:8

I tell you that Christ became a servant of the Jews to show that what God promises is true. Christ did this to prove that God will do the things he promised the Jewish fathers.

Romans 8:3

The law {\cf2\super [61]} was without power because the law was made weak by our sinful selves. But God did what the law could not do. God sent his own Son to earth with the same human life that other people use for sin. God sent his Son to be an offering to pay for sin. So God used a human life to condemn (destroy) sin.

2 Corinthians 13:4

It is true that Christ was weak when he was killed on the cross. But he lives now by God’s power. And it is true that we are weak in Christ. But for you we will be alive in Christ by God’s power.

2 Corinthians 8:9

You know the grace (kindness) of our Lord Jesus Christ. You know that Christ was rich \{with God\}, but for you he became poor. Christ did this so that you could become rich by his becoming poor.

Galatians 4:4

But when the right time came, God sent his Son. God’s Son was born from a woman. God’s Son lived under the law. {\cf2\super [48]}

Philippians 2:6

Christ himself was like God in everything. Christ was equal with God. But Christ did not think that being equal with God was something that he must keep.

Hebrews 12:2

We should always follow the example of Jesus. Jesus is the leader in our faith. And he makes our faith perfect. He suffered death on the cross. But Jesus accepted the shame of the cross like it was nothing. He did this because of the joy that God put before him. And now he is sitting at the right side of God’s throne.

Hebrews 13:3

Don’t forget those people in prison. Remember them like you are in prison with them. And don’t forget those people who are suffering. Remember them like you are suffering with them.