Philippians 2:10
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of beings in heaven, and of beings on earth, and of beings under the earth,
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
9Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and gave him a name which is above every name;
11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Cross References
Matthew 12:40For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the fish, so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Matthew 28:18And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying: All power was given to me in heaven and on earth.
Romans 11:4But what says the answer of God to him? I reserved to myself seven thousand men, who bowed not the knee to Baal.
Ephesians 1:10in reference to the dispensation of the fullness of times, to gather for himself into one all things in the Christ, the things which are in the heavens, and the things on the earth;
Ephesians 4:9Now this, he ascended, what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?
Matthew Henry on Philippians 2:2-12
Brotherly Love Recommended; Glory and Condescension of Christ. ( a. d. 62.) 1 If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, 2 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. 3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. 4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. 5… Read the whole commentary →