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Berean Standard Bible

“Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,”

Philippians 2:6

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Study note

Philippians 2:5-11 is widely thought to be an early hymn about Christ, and Paul uses it to urge the Philippians to humility and unity. It begins with who Christ was before he took on human life.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,

World English Bible (WEB)

who, existing in the form of God, didn’t consider equality with God a thing to be grasped,

King James Version (KJV)

Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

American Standard Version (ASV)

who, existing in the form of God, counted not the being on an equality with God a thing to be grasped,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

To whom, though himself in the form of God, it did not seem that to take for oneself was to be like God;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal to God,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

El cual, siendo en forma de Dios, no tuvo por usurpación ser igual á Dios:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

aunque él era igual a Dios, no consideró esa igualdad como algo a qué aferrarse.

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