Philippians 2:7-9

New Catholic Bible

⁷Rather, he emptied himself,^[a]
taking the form of a slave,
being born in human likeness.
Being found in appearance as a man,
⁸he humbled himself,
and became obedient to death,
even death on a cross.
⁹Because of this, God greatly exalted him
and bestowed on him the name
that is above all other names,

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Footnotes

Philippians 2:7 He emptied himself: this means, not that Jesus ceased to be equal to God, but rather that in his humanity he stripped himself of the Divine glory, manifesting this only at the Transfiguration (Mt 17:1-8), and subsequently received it again from the Father (v. 8).

Philippians 2:7-9

New International Version

⁷rather, he made himself nothing^(A)
    by taking the very nature^[a] of a servant,^(B)
    being made in human likeness.^(C)
⁸And being found in appearance as a man,
    he humbled himself
    by becoming obedient to death^(D)—
        even death on a cross!^(E)