[see also Isaiah 52: 13-15]
Who, subsisting in the form of God
Did not [consider this] to be grasped;
He did not esteem it to be equal with God.
But He emptied Himself into the form of a servant,
Having taken the likeness of humanity*
Having been made and having been found
In appearance as a human,
He humbled Himself,
Having become obedient unto death,
Even death on the cross.
Christ of St. John of the Cross, 1951 Salvador Dali; Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow |
Therefore God has also highly exalted Him
And granted to Him
The NAME above every name,**
So that at the NAME of JESUS,
Every knee should bow,
In heaven and earth and under the earth,
And every tongue should confess
That KURIOS JESUS CHRISTOS
["that JESUS CHRIST is LORD"
or
"that THE LORD is JESUS CHRIST"]
To the glory of God the Father.
--St. Paul, Philippians 2:5-13
(translated c.m.b. April, 2018)
*Not a stab at gender inclusiveness, but more faithful to the Greek. ["Anthropos", humanity vs. "aner", a male man.]
**see Revelations 19:12