The Humiliation and Exaltation of Christ
5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
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Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
7 rather, he made himself nothing
by taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
8 And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death—
even death on a cross!
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Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
Therefore,
This is a confession of our faith pertaining
to our Lord, Jesus Christ;
is the mystery of godliness:
He was manifested in the flesh,
vindicated by the Spirit,
Seen by angels,
Proclaimed among the nations,
Believed on in the world,
Taken up in glory!
1 Timothy 3:16
