Philippians 2:5-11 Exegetical Paper. Biblical Text. Philippians 2:5-11. 5 Make your own attitude that of Christ Jesus, 6 who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God. as Verse 2. Fulfil ye my joy - Fill up my joy so that nothing shall be wanting to complete it.This, he says, would be done by their union, zeal, and humility; compare John 3:29.. That ye be like-minded - Greek That ye think the same thing; see the notes at 2 Corinthians 13:11.Perfect unity of sentiment, opinion, and plan would be desirable if it could be attained. Philippians 2, Barclay's Daily Study Bible, One of over 125 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, as set of 17 volumes on the New Testament, the result of Barclay's dedicated work (Php_2:5-11) 2:5-11 Have within yourselves the same disposition of mind as was in Christ Jesus, for he was by nature in the very form of God, yet Philippians 2:12. Wherefore, my beloved, as ye 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. ωστε. so that. conjunction. αγαπητοι. "beloveds". adjective. voc-pl-mas. Christian Unity and Christ's Humility. 2 Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort provided by love, any fellowship in the Spirit,[ a] any affection or mercy,[ b] 2 complete my joy and be of the same mind,[ c] by having the same love, being united in spirit,[ d] and having one purpose. 3 Instead of being motivated by (9) Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him. —The exaltation, like the humiliation, belongs to Him, as Son of Man; for He was "lifted up," as on the cross, so in the Ascension. It raises Him to the throne of the Mediatorial kingdom, on which He entered by the Ascension, sitting at the right hand of God till He has put all enemies under His feet, and then ready "to deliver up the Through an allusion to Isaiah 45, this text in Philippians 2 emphasizes Jesus' equality with God. Christ's singular sacrifice. As has been noted, the Christ Hymn both explicitly in Philippians 2:6 and implicitly through an allusion to Isaiah in 2:10-11 highlights Jesus' godhood. Biblical Commentary (Bible study) Philippians 2:5-11 EXEGESIS: THE CONTEXT: To understand the beginning of chapter 2, we need to look first at chapter 1. In 1:12-26, Paul describes his own situation. He is in prison­­­, but assures the Philippian Christians that his imprisonment has actually served to spread the Gospel, because it pJDII.