And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
Being found in fashion as a man - being already, by His 'emptying Himself,' in the form of a servant, or likeness of man (Romans 8:3). "Found:" RECOGNIZED by men's senses as really man (cf. Galatians 2:17). 'He humbled Himself (still further by) becoming obedient even unto death; and that the death of the cross' [etapeinosen heauton, genomenos hupekoos mechri thanatou, thanatou de staurou]. "Fashion" expresses that He had the outward guise, speech, and demeanour [schema]. х Morphee (G3444)] "Form" is more intrinsic and essential. In Philippians 2:7 the emphasis is on Himself (which stands before the Greek verb): 'He emptied Himself,' His divine self, viewed in respect to what He had heretofore been. In Philippians 2:8 the emphasis is on "humbled "(which stands before the Greek "Himself"): He not only 'emptied Himself' of His "form of God" negatively, but submitted to positive acts of HUMILIATION. He "became obedient" namely, to God, as His "servant" (Romans 5:19; Hebrews 5:8). Therefore "God" "exalted" Him (Philippians 2:9), even as it was God to whom He became voluntarily 'obedient ' (Matthew 26:39). 'Even unto death,' the climax of His obedience (John 10:18).