Palm Sunday, Year B, Epistle (Philippians 2:6-11)

You can find a commentary on the Old Testament reading here https://biblestudystjosephsparis.wordpress.com/2022/04/09/palm-sunday-year-c-old-testament-reading-isaiah-504-7/ and on the psalm here https://biblestudystjosephsparis.wordpress.com/2023/03/31/palm-sunday-year-a-psalm-22-1-7-8-17-20/ Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; 7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found

Epaphroditus (Philippians 2:25-30)

25 But I think it is necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, co-worker and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger, whom you sent to take care of my needs. 26 For he longs for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill. 27 Indeed he was ill, and almost died. But God had mercy on

Service to Others (Philippians 2:17-24)

17 But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you. 18 So you too should be glad and rejoice with me. 19 I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I

Do Not Grumble (Philippians 2:14-16)

14 Do everything without grumbling or arguing, 15 so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky 16 as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ that I did not

God within Us (Philippians 12-13)

12 Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, 13 for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. Verse 12 has been used to support the

Lord of Glory (Philippians 2:10-11)

10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Specialist of what we call the Old Testament, Paul continually sees parallels between Jesus’ life and the scriptures. Here he

Exalted by God (Philippians 2:9)

9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, In the previous verse, Christ reached the bottom, crucified like the lowest slave or criminal. But, of course, that is not the end of the story. And we should never imagine that suffering is an end in itself

The Servant God (Philippians 2:7)

7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. As Thurston and Ryan point out, in the previous verse we learned what Christ did not do but, in this verse and the next, we’re told what he did do. The divine Son of God, instead of being

The Start of the Christ Hymn (Philippians 2:5-6)

5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; In Greek, there is no verb in verse five which has led to a debate over its exact meaning. The most obvious meaning, and

Introduction to the Christ Hymn (Philippians 2:5-11)

5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; 7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as a