who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God,
who, existing in the form of God, counted not the being on an equality with God a thing to be grasped,
who, although He existed in the form and unchanging essence of God [as One with Him, possessing the fullness of all the divine attributes—the entire nature of deity], did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped or asserted [as if He did not already possess it, or was afraid of losing it];
Who, although being essentially one with God and in the form of God [possessing the fullness of the attributes which make God God], did not think this equality with God was a thing to be eagerly grasped or retained,
Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God as something to be exploited.
who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God as something to be exploited.
Though he was in the form of God, he did not consider being equal with God something to exploit.
Though he was in the form of God, he did not regard equality with God something to be possessed by force.
Christ was truly God. But he did not try to remain equal with God.
who, subsisting in the form of God, did not esteem it an object of rapine to be on an equality with God;
Who, while being in the form of God, did not regard the being equal with God a thing-to-be-grasped,
Who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
He was like God in every way, but he did not think that his being equal with God was something to use for his own benefit.
Christ had the same nature as God. He was completely equal with God. But he did not try to keep hold of that.
Though he was by nature God, he did not consider equality with God as a prize to be displayed,
who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,
who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,
·Christ himself was like God in everything [L Who, being in the form of God]. But he did not think that being equal with God was something to be ·used for his own benefit [or grasped; seized; held on to].
Who being in the form of God, thought it no robbery to be equal with God:
Although he was in the form of God and equal with God, he did not take advantage of this equality.
He always had the nature of God, but he did not think that by force he should try to remain equal with God.
who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God as something to be used for His own advantage.
Christ himself was like God in everything. He was equal with God. But he did not think that being equal with God was something to be held on to.
In God’s own form existed he, and shared with God equality, deemed nothing needed grasping.
Let Christ himself be your example as to what your attitude should be. For he, who had always been God by nature, did not cling to his prerogatives as God’s equal, but stripped himself of all privilege by consenting to be a slave by nature and being born as mortal man. And, having become man, he humbled himself by living a life of utter obedience, even to the extent of dying, and the death he died was the death of a common criminal. That is why God has now lifted him so high, and has given him the name beyond all names, so that at the name of Jesus “every knee shall bow”, whether in Heaven or earth or under the earth. And that is why, in the end, “every tongue shall confess” that Jesus Christ” is the Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God,
Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
who, although existing in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped,
who, existing in the form of God, did not consider being equal with God something to be grasped,
who, though he was God, did not demand and cling to his rights as God,
Think of yourselves the way Christ Jesus thought of himself. He had equal status with God but didn’t think so much of himself that he had to cling to the advantages of that status no matter what. Not at all. When the time came, he set aside the privileges of deity and took on the status of a slave, became human! Having become human, he stayed human. It was an incredibly humbling process. He didn’t claim special privileges. Instead, he lived a selfless, obedient life and then died a selfless, obedient death—and the worst kind of death at that—a crucifixion.
who, being in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped.
who, although he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped,
Although he was in the form of God and equal with God, he did not take advantage of this equality.
Who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped.
who, as He already existed in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped,
Though he was in the form of God, he did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped.
Christ himself was like God in everything. But he did not think that being equal with God was something to be used for his own benefit.
who though he existed in the form of God did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped,
In his very nature he was God. Jesus was equal with God. But Jesus didn’t take advantage of that fact.
Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God,
Jesus has always been as God is. But He did not hold to His rights as God.
Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to.
who, being in the form of God, counted it not a prize to be equal to God,
who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited,
who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited,
who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited,
who, though he existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped,
Who, though in God’s form, did not regard his equality with God as something he ought to exploit.
Who, though existing in the demut of the mode of being of Elohim [His etzem or essential nature, Yn 1:1-2; 17:5], nevertheless Moshiach did not regard being equal with G-d as a thing to be seized [BERESHIS 3:5],
Who, being in the form of God, did not eagerly desire equality with God as a prize.
who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,
who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,
Who, though existing in the form of God, did not consider being equal to God a thing to be grasped.
Though He was in the form of God, He chose not to cling to equality with God;
who, existing in the form of God, didn’t consider equality with God a thing to be grasped,
He was in every way like God. Yet he did not think that being equal to God was something he must hold on to.
which when he was in the form of God, deemed not raven, that himself were even to God; [which when he was in the form of God, deemed not raven, himself to be even to God;]
who, being in the form of God, thought [it] not robbery to be equal to God,
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