Being (υπαρχων). Rather, "existing," present active participle of υπαρχω. In the form of God (εν μορφη θεου). Μορφη means the esse…

Who being in the form of God. There is scarcely any passage in the New Testament that has given rise to more discussion than this one. The…

Being in the form of God.—

1. The word “being” is here the more emphatic of the two words so translated, which lays s…

But every man also on the things of others. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, thought it …

Christ’s preincarnate status is then stated. Two assertions are made: He was “in very nature God” (lit., “in the form [GK 3671] of God”), and he di…

Since he was in the form of God. This is not a comparison between similar things, but one of greater and lesser. Christ’s humilit…

Who being in the form of God
The Father; being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person. Thi…

The example of our Lord Jesus Christ is set before us. We must resemble him in his life if we are to have the benefit of his death. Notice the two …

After giving his exhortation, the Apostle urges them to the virtue of humility according to Christ’s example. First, he exhorts them to follow the …