Philippians 2:5
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Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus:
Commentaries
Excerpts gathered from published commentaries to ground the reading.
The oldest manuscripts read, "Have this mind in you," &c. He does not put forward himself (see on Phi 2:4, and Phi 1:24) as an example, but Christ, THE ONE pre-eminently who sought not His own, but "humbled Himself" (Phi 2:8), first in taking on Him our nature, secondly, in humbling Himself further in that nature (Rom 15:3).
Open source ↗The apostle proceeds to further exhortations to several duties, to be like-minded, and lowly-minded, which he presses from the example of Christ (Phi 2:1-11), to be diligent and serious in the Christian course (Phi 2:12, Phi 2:13), and to adorn their Christian profession by several suitable graces (Phi 2:14-18). He then concludes with particular notice and commendation of two good ministers, Timothy and Epaphroditus, whom he designed to send to them (Phi 2:19-30).
Open source ↗Original language
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Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:
Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin.
Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus,
and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”
For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as one who serves.
If your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother, for whom Christ died.