Philippians 2:8

fashion . Greek. schema. Only here and 1 Corinthians 7:31 . The noun morphe ; Occurs thrice and is used only of the Lord; here (verses: Philippians 2:6 , Philippians 2:7 ), and Mark 16:12 , schema Occurs only here and 1 Corinthians 7:31 , as above. For their compounds see the Notes.

humbled. Greek. tapeinoo. See 2 Corinthians 11:7 .

and became . Literally becoming.

obedient . Greek. huperkoos. See Acts 7:39 .

unto = as far as,

cross . That death, the shame of which made it such a stumbling-block to the Jews. Compare Hebrews 12:2 . The seven successive steps of the Lord's humiliation illustrate the Figure of speech Catabasis . App-6 . The seven steps upward in His glorification are given in verses: Philippians 2:9-11 .