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Phil. 2:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Who, beingf in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equalg with God:

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John 1:1‑2• ¹In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
²The same was in the beginning with God. (John 1:1‑2)

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Col. 1:15• ¹⁵who is [the] image of the invisible God, firstborn of all creation; (Col. 1:15)

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John 5:18• ¹⁸For this therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was his own Father, making himself equal with God. (John 5:18)

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Isa. 7:14• (Isa. 7:14)

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Isa. 8:8• (Isa. 8:8)

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Isa. 9:6• (Isa. 9:6)

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Jer. 23:6• (Jer. 23:6)

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Mic. 5:2• (Mic. 5:2)

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Matt. 1:23• ²³{i}Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is, being interpreted, 'God with us.'{/i} (Matt. 1:23)

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John 1:1‑2,18• ¹In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
²The same was in the beginning with God.
¹⁸No one hath seen God at any time: the only-begotten Son who is in the bosom of the Father—he declared [him]. (John 1:1‑2,18)

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John 17:5• ⁵and now do thou, Father, glorify me along with thyself with the glory which I had along with thee before the world was. (John 17:5)

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Rom. 9:5• ⁵whose are the fathers, and of whom [is] the Christ as far as according to flesh, who is over all God blessed forever. Amen. (Rom. 9:5)

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2 Cor. 4:4• ⁴in whom the god of this age blinded the minds of the faithless, that the illumination of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is [the] image of God, should not shine forth. (2 Cor. 4:4)

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Col. 1:15‑16• ¹⁵who is [the] image of the invisible God, firstborn of all creation;
¹⁶for by him was created the universe, the things in the heavens and those on the earth, the seen and the unseen, whether thrones, or lordships, or principalities, or authorities. The universe has been created through him and for him. (Col. 1:15‑16)

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1 Tim. 1:17• ¹⁷Now to him who is King of the ages, incorruptible, invisible, only God, [be] honour and glory unto the ages of ages. Amen. (1 Tim. 1:17)

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1 Tim. 3:16• ¹⁶And confessedly great is the mystery of piety: he who was manifested in flesh, was justified in Spirit, appeared unto angels, was preached among Gentiles, was believed on in [the] world, was received up in glory. (1 Tim. 3:16)

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Titus 2:13• ¹³looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ; (Titus 2:13)

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Heb. 1:3,6,8• ³who being effulgence of his glory and expression of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, having made [by himself] purification of our sins sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high,
⁶But again, when he bringeth in the firstborn into the inhabited earth, he saith, And let all God's angels worship him.
⁸but as to the Son, Thy throne, O God, [is] forever and ever; a sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom. (Heb. 1:3,6,8)

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Heb. 13:8• ⁸Jesus Christ [is] the same yesterday and today, and unto the ages. (Heb. 13:8)

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Gen. 32:24‑30• (Gen. 32:24‑30)

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Gen. 48:15‑16• (Gen. 48:15‑16)

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Ezek. 8:2‑6• (Ezek. 8:2‑6)

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Josh. 5:13‑15• (Josh. 5:13‑15)

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Hos. 12:3‑5• (Hos. 12:3‑5)

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Zech. 13:7• (Zech. 13:7)

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John 5:18,23• ¹⁸For this therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was his own Father, making himself equal with God.
²³that all may honour the Son even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father that sent him. (John 5:18,23)

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John 8:58‑59• ⁵⁸Jesus said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, Before Abraham was , I am.
⁵⁹They took up therefore stones to cast at him; but Jesus hid himself, and went out from the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by. (John 8:58‑59)

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John 10:30,33,38• ³⁰I and the Father are one.
³³The Jews answered him, For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy, and because thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
³⁸but if I do, even if ye believe not me, believe the works, that ye may perceive and know that the Father [is] in me, and I in the Father. (John 10:30,33,38)

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John 14:9• ⁹Jesus saith to him, Am I so long a time with you, and hast thou not known me, Philip? He that hath seen me hath seen the Father; [and] how sayest thou, Show us the Father? (John 14:9)

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John 20:28• ²⁸Thomas answered and said to him, My Lord and my God. (John 20:28)

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Rev. 1:17‑18• ¹⁷And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead: and he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last,
¹⁸and the living one: and I was dead, and, behold, I am alive unto the ages of the ages; and I have the keys of death and of hades. (Rev. 1:17‑18)

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Rev. 21:6• ⁶And he said to me, They are done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To him that is athirst I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely. (Rev. 21:6)

• {Adam} sought to make himself like God by robbery, when he was in the form of a man, and strove to exalt himself at God’s expense; being at the same time disobedient unto death. (“Philippians 2” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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who, subsisting in the form of God, did not esteem it an object of rapinem to be on an equality with God;

JND Translation Notes

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Or "esteem it rapine."

W. Kelly Translation

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who, beinga in God’s form, thought it not an object of rapine to be on an equalityb with God;

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Or, "subsisting."

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"A prize to be on an equality" is more correct than "robbery to be equal."