Philippians 2:7

Good News Translation

Instead of this, of his own free will he gave up all he had, and took the nature of a servant. He became like a human being and appeared in human likeness.

Cross References

Psalm 22:6

But I am no longer a human being; I am a worm, despised and scorned by everyone!

Isaiah 42:1

The Lord says, “Here is my servant, whom I strengthen— the one I have chosen, with whom I am pleased. I have filled him with my Spirit, and he will bring justice to every nation.

Isaiah 49:3

He said to me, “Israel, you are my servant; because of you, people will praise me.”

Isaiah 53:11

After a life of suffering, he will again have joy; he will know that he did not suffer in vain. My devoted servant, with whom I am pleased, will bear the punishment of many and for his sake I will forgive them.

Daniel 9:26

And at the end of that time God's chosen leader will be killed unjustly. The city and the Temple will be destroyed by the invading army of a powerful ruler. The end will come like a flood, bringing the war and destruction which God has prepared.

Zechariah 3:8

Listen then, Joshua, you who are the High Priest; and listen, you fellow priests of his, you that are the sign of a good future: I will reveal my servant, who is called The Branch!

Zechariah 9:9

Rejoice, rejoice, people of Zion! Shout for joy, you people of Jerusalem! Look, your king is coming to you! He comes triumphant and victorious, but humble and riding on a donkey— on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Matthew 12:18

“Here is my servant, whom I have chosen, the one I love, and with whom I am pleased. I will send my Spirit upon him, and he will announce my judgment to the nations.

Matthew 20:28

like the Son of Man, who did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life to redeem many people.”

Mark 9:12

His answer was, “Elijah is indeed coming first in order to get everything ready. Yet why do the Scriptures say that the Son of Man will suffer much and be rejected?

Luke 22:27

Who is greater, the one who sits down to eat or the one who serves? The one who sits down, of course. But I am among you as one who serves.

John 1:14

The Word became a human being and, full of grace and truth, lived among us. We saw his glory, the glory which he received as the Father's only Son.

Romans 1:3

It is about his Son, our Lord Jesus Christ: as to his humanity, he was born a descendant of David;

Romans 15:3

For Christ did not please himself. Instead, as the scripture says, “The insults which are hurled at you have fallen on me.”

Romans 15:8

For I tell you that Christ's life of service was on behalf of the Jews, to show that God is faithful, to make his promises to their ancestors come true,

Romans 8:3

What the Law could not do, because human nature was weak, God did. He condemned sin in human nature by sending his own Son, who came with a nature like our sinful nature, to do away with sin.

2 Corinthians 13:4

For even though it was in weakness that he was put to death on the cross, it is by God's power that he lives. In union with him we also are weak; but in our relations with you we shall share God's power in his life.

2 Corinthians 8:9

You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ; rich as he was, he made himself poor for your sake, in order to make you rich by means of his poverty.

Galatians 4:4

But when the right time finally came, God sent his own Son. He came as the son of a human mother and lived under the Jewish Law,

Philippians 2:6

He always had the nature of God, but he did not think that by force he should try to remain equal with God.

Hebrews 12:2

Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, on whom our faith depends from beginning to end. He did not give up because of the cross! On the contrary, because of the joy that was waiting for him, he thought nothing of the disgrace of dying on the cross, and he is now seated at the right side of God's throne.

Hebrews 13:3

Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them. Remember those who are suffering, as though you were suffering as they are.

Hebrews 4:15

Our High Priest is not one who cannot feel sympathy for our weaknesses. On the contrary, we have a High Priest who was tempted in every way that we are, but did not sin.