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Berean Standard Bible

“that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,”

Philippians 2:10

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Study note

This verse comes in the second half of the Christ hymn, after Jesus' humiliation and death. It describes the outcome: God exalted him and gave him the name above every name, which is the point of the verses that follow.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

World English Bible (WEB)

that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth,

King James Version (KJV)

That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

American Standard Version (ASV)

that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of [things] in heaven and [things] on earth and [things] under the earth,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

So that at the name of Jesus every knee may be bent, of those in heaven and those on earth and those in the underworld,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

that in the name of Jesus every knee may bow -- of heavenlies, and earthlies, and what are under the earth --

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Para que en el nombre de Jesús se doble toda rodilla de los que están en los cielos, y de los que en la tierra, y de los que debajo de la tierra;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

para que ante el nombre de Jesús todos se arrodillen, tanto en el cielo como en la tierra y debajo de la tierra,

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