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Philippians 2:7

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 7 ἀλλὰ but ἑαυτὸν himself ἐκένωσεν he emptied μορφὴν form δούλου of slave λαβών, having taken, ἐν in ὁμοιώματι likeness ἀνθρώπων of men γενόμενος· having become;

Philippians 2:7

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 7 No, but he emptied himself and took a slave’s form+ and came to be in the likeness of men.+

Philippians 2:7

The Bible in Living English
- 7 but emptied himself, taking slave form, coming into the likeness of humanity;

Philippians 2:7

American Standard Version
- 7 but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men;

Philippians 2:7

The Emphasized Bible
- 7 But himself emptied Taking a servant’s form, Coming to be in men’s likeness;

Philippians 2:7

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

Philippians Study Notes—Chapter 2

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 2:7
  
  he emptied himself: The Greek word rendered “emptied” literally means to remove the content of something. Here Paul uses the word figuratively with reference to Jesus, who gave up his spirit nature in order to live and suffer as a human on earth. Unlike angels who at times clothed themselves with fleshly bodies in order to appear to humans, Jesus completely relinquished his spirit body along with the glory and privileges associated with it. No human has ever sacrificed anything that comes close to what Jesus gave up in order to please God.