Philippians 2:9–11
Paul writes that God gave Jesus the name above every name
Study it word by word9Therefore God also highly exalted him and granted him the name that is above every name,
10so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11and every tongue confess that Jesus the Messiah is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
In its context
7but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming to be in the likeness of human beings; and being found in appearance as a human being,
8he humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
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12So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;
13for it is God who works in you both to will and to work for the sake of his good pleasure.
Its words in the original
- διὸdio· therefore
"Therefore", "for this reason".
- θεὸςtheos· God, god
God. In the plural or in another sense, "gods".
- ὑπερύψωσενhyperypsōsen· exalt highly
Exalt to the highest place, raise above everything.
- ἐχαρίσατοecharisato· give freely, forgive
Give as a favor, grant freely; also forgive.
- ὄνομαonoma· name
Name. In the Bible, a name stands for the person himself.
- ἸησοῦIēsou· Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
- γόνυgony· knee
Knee.
- κάμψῃkampsēi· bend, bow
Bend, bow, especially the knee in worship.
- ἐπουρανίωνepouraniōn· heavenly
Heavenly, of heaven.
- ἐπιγείωνepigeiōn· earthly
Earthly, of the earth.
- καταχθονίωνkatachthoniōn· under the earth
From under the earth, from the world of the dead.
- γλῶσσαglōssa· tongue
Tongue.
- ἐξομολογήσηταιexomologēsētai· confess, praise
Confess openly, acknowledge; also praise. It can also mean to agree, to consent.
- κύριοςkyrios· Lord, lord
Lord, master, owner. Said of God, the Lord; in Old Testament quotations it stands for the name YHWH.
- ΧριστὸςChristos· Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
- δόξανdoxan· glory
Glory: splendor, honor, the weight of God's presence.
- πατρόςpatros· father, Father
Father; also ancestor.