and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
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Passages linked to Philippians 2:11 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 John 4:15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God.
- Romans 14:11 For it is written, “ ‘As I live,’ says the Lord, ‘to me every knee will bow. Every tongue will confess to God.’ ”
- John 13:13 You call me, ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord.’ You say so correctly, for so I am.
- Romans 14:9 For to this end Christ died, rose, and lived again, that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
- 1 John 4:2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God,
- 1 Corinthians 12:3 Therefore I make known to you that no man speaking by God’s Spirit says, “Jesus is accursed.” No one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” but by the Holy Spirit.
- John 14:13 Whatever you will ask in my name, I will do it, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
- Romans 10:9-12 that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart, one believes resulting in righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made resulting in salvation. For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich to all who call on him.
- Matthew 10:32 Everyone therefore who confesses me before men, I will also confess him before my Father who is in heaven.
- 1 Corinthians 8:6 yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we live through him.
- 1 Peter 1:21 who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead, and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope might be in God.
- Revelation 3:5 He who overcomes will be arrayed in white garments, and I will in no way blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
- Psalms 110:1 Yahweh says to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool for your feet.”
- John 5:23 that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He who doesn’t honor the Son doesn’t honor the Father who sent him.
- Acts 2:36 “Let all the house of Israel therefore know certainly that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”
- 1 Corinthians 15:47 The first man is of the earth, made of dust. The second man is the Lord from heaven.
- Psalms 18:49 Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations, and will sing praises to your name.
- Luke 2:11 For there is born to you today, in David’s city, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
- John 9:22 His parents said these things because they feared the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if any man would confess him as Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue.
- John 20:28 Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!”
- Acts 10:36 The word which he sent to the children of Israel, preaching good news of peace by Jesus Christ—he is Lord of all—
- 2 John 1:7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who don’t confess that Jesus Christ came in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the Antichrist.
- John 12:42 Nevertheless even many of the rulers believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they didn’t confess it, so that they wouldn’t be put out of the synagogue,
- John 14:23 Jesus answered him, “If a man loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him.
- John 16:14-15 He will glorify me, for he will take from what is mine, and will declare it to you. All things that the Father has are mine; therefore I said that he takes of mine and will declare it to you.
- John 17:1 Jesus said these things, then lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, “Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may also glorify you;
- Romans 15:9 and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, “Therefore I will give praise to you among the Gentiles and sing to your name.”
- Jeremiah 23:6 In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell safely. This is his name by which he will be called: Yahweh our righteousness.
- John 13:31-32 When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. If God has been glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and he will glorify him immediately.
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain 11 Is Lord, to the glory of God the…
11 Is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. It might also be read, In the glory, because the particle εἰς (to) is often used in place of ἐν (in.) I prefer, however, to retain its proper signification, as meaning, that as the majesty of God has been manifested to men through Christ, so it shines forth in Christ, and the Father is glorified in the Son. See John 5:17, and you will find an exposition of this passage.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Every nation.
Every nation.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus…
11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Ver. 11. And that every tongue] The heathens were wont to say, Mutus sit oportet qui non laudarit Herculem. Let that tongue be tied up for ever that cries not out with David, Vivat Dominus, and with Luther, Vivat et regnet Christus, Amen.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain By tongue, not only every language, people, and nation…
By tongue, not only every language, people, and nation is meant; because it is to be understood, as before particularized, of angels as well as men, for though angels properly, and by nature, want tongues, (as well as knees, which are both here joined, and must not be severed, in the worship given to Christ), yet in their manner of speaking to men, under an extraordinary dispensation, they may use them, (or that which is equivalent), 1Co 13:1; and, in a way proper to them, can
confess, or express, their adoration of Christ, Rev 7:9-12, either with delight, or by a forced subjection, Rev 6:16, and acknowledge that he is Lord, i.e. of glory, Rom 11:36; 1Co 2:8; 8:6, the Son of God, 2Co 4:5; Heb 1:2,4, having only power to command the soul and conscience, Jam 4:12, and to save, Heb 7:27, being Lord both of the dead and of the living, Rom 14:9.
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To the glory of God the Father; some render, in the glory of the Father. Either in that the honour of Christ redoundeth to the honour of the Father, Pro 10:1, with Joh 5:23; Eph 1:6; or the Father doth most glorify the Son in his exaltation, who had most glorified him in his humiliation, Joh 12:28, with Joh 17:5,6.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And that every tongue should confess,.... Whether of angels…
And that every tongue should confess,.... Whether of angels or men, or of men of whatsoever nation. Confession is either true and hearty, as when the mouth and heart agree in confessing, and which is made only by true believers; or verbal only, or in mere outward form, and by force, as in hypocrites, wicked men, and devils themselves; who all either have confessed, or will confess,
that Jesus Christ is Lord: the holy angels confess him to be Lord, and their Lord truly, and are unfeignedly subject to him; and true believers heartily own him as their Lord, and cheerfully submit to his commands and ordinances; and the foolish virgins, and the goats on Christ's left hand, will, at the last day, call him Lord, Lord; and the worst of men, yea, even devils, will be obliged to own his lordship and dominion; which will be
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to the glory of God the Father. The Syriac reads, "his Father", who has chose and constituted him as the Mediator, invested him with his office, ordained him to be Judge of quick and dead, and given him all power and authority, and exalted him at his own right hand; so he that honoureth the Son, honoureth the Father also. The Vulgate Latin version renders the words, "because the Lord Jesus Christ is in the glory of God the Father": being in the form of God, of the same nature and essence with him, and equal to him; as he will appear to be at his second coming, for then he will come in the glory of his Father.
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And every tongue - Even of his enemies. Confess that Jesus Christ is Lord - Jehovah; not now "in the form of a servant," but enthroned in the glory of God the Father.
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Verse 11. And that every tongue should confess] That all those before mentioned should acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, or absolute governor, and thus glorify God the Father, who has exalted this human nature to this state of ineffable glory, in virtue of its passion, death, resurrection, and the atonement which it has made, by which so many attributes of the Divine nature have become illustrated, the Divine law magnified and made honourable, and an eternal glory provided for man.
Others by things in heaven understand the holy angels; by things on earth, human beings generally; and by things under the earth, fallen spirits of every description. Perhaps the three expressions are designed to comprehend all beings of all kinds, all creatures; as it is usual with the Hebrews, and indeed with all ancient nations, to express, by things in heaven, things on earth, and things under the earth, all beings of all kinds; universal nature. See similar forms of speech, Ex 20:4; De 4:17; De 4:18; Ps 96:11; and Eze 38:20. But intelligent beings seem to be those which are chiefly intended by the words of the apostle; for it appears that nothing less than absolute rule over angels, men, and devils, can be designed in these extraordinary words, and by confessing him to be Lord we may understand that worship which all intelligent creatures are called to pay to God manifested in the flesh; for all should honour the Son even as they honour the Father. And the worship thus offered is to the glory of God; so that far from being idolatrous, as some have rashly asserted, it is to the honour of the Divine Being. We may add, that the tongue which does not confess thus, is a tongue that dishonours the Almighty.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain And that every tongue should confess - Everyone should…
And that every tongue should confess - Everyone should acknowledge him. On the duty and importance of confessing Christ, see the notes at Rom 10:9-10.
That Jesus Christ is Lord - The word “Lord,” here, is used in its primitive and proper sense, as denoting owner, ruler, sovereign; compare the notes at Rom 14:9. The meaning is, that all should acknowledge him as the universal sovereign.
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To the glory of God the Father - Such a universal confession would honor God; see the notes at Joh 5:23, where this sentiment is explained.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain every tongue--Compare "every knee" (Phi 2:10). In every way…
every tongue--Compare "every knee" (Phi 2:10). In every way He shall be acknowledged as Lord (no longer as "servant," Phi 2:7). As none can fully do so "but by the Holy Ghost" (Co1 12:3), the spirits of good men who are dead, must be the class directly meant, Phi 2:10, "under the earth."
to the glory of God the Father--the grand end of Christ's mediatorial office and kingdom, which shall cease when this end shall have been fully realized (Joh 5:19-23, Joh 5:30; Joh 17:1, Joh 17:4-7; Co1 15:24-28).
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11. Confess—The thing to be confessed is the universal Lordship of Jesus Christ. Men hated, persecuted, and killed him; and in every age they reject him: Satan tempted and would have destroyed him, and, with his legions of devils, still contests the question of the sovereignty of the earth. But all haters and opposers of him will finally, in love or in fear, confess that the Jesus of the cross is Lord of the universe, and to him the unwilling knee will, in the day of coming judgment, be compelled to bow. Such honour done to Jesus, and such acknowledgment of his Lordship, will redound to the glory of God the Father, whose Son he is, and who has thus exalted him.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 11. every tongue should confess] Again an implicit quotation…
11. every tongue should confess] Again an implicit quotation of Isa_45:23.
The verb rendered “confess,” as Lightfoot points out, has in Scriptural Greek almost resigned its literal meaning of open avowal, to take that of praise and thanksgiving. Our Lord Himself uses it, Mat_11:25; Luk_10:21; (“I thank Thee, O Father, &c.”) Every tongue shall “give thanks to Him for His great glory.”—It may be asked, how shall this be fulfilled in the case of the lost? We reply, either there is no explicit reference here to any but the subjects of final redemption, as in Eph_1:10, where see note in this Series; or the mysterious state of the lost may admit, for all we know, such a recognition that even their hopeless woe is the ordinance of “supremest Wisdom and primeval Love[19],” manifested in Jesus Christ, as shall be tantamount to the adoration indicated here.
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[19] “Justice the Founder of my fabric moved,To rear me was the task of power divine,Supremest wisdom and primeval love.All hope abandon, ye who enter here.”Dante, Inferno, canto iii (Cary).
Jesus Christ is Lord] Cp. 1Co_12:3; a passage which teaches us that the Lordship in question is such as to be known only by Divine revelation. It is supreme Lordship, a session on the eternal throne. (Cp. Rev_3:21, and see Rev_22:3.) He “who being in the form of God took the form of a bondservant” of God, and “obeyed even unto the cross,” is now owned and adored as “God, whose throne is for ever and ever” (Heb_1:8), and as exercising His dominion as the Son of Man. The Person is eternally the same; but a new and wonderful condition of His action has come in, the result of His Exinanition and Passion.
It is observable that the Valentinian heretics (cent. 2), according to Irenæus (Bk. I. ch. 1 § 3) ascribed to Jesus the title Saviour, but refused Him that of Lord.
For proof that in apostolic doctrine the supreme Name, Jehovah, was recognized as appropriate to the Person of the Christ, cp. Joh_12:4 with Isa_6:5. In that passage, as here, we have presented to us the personal identity of the Preexistent and the Humiliated Christ.
to the glory of God the Father] the ultimate Object of all adoration, inasmuch as He is the eternal Origin of the eternal Deity of the Son.
Cp. Joh_5:23; Joh_13:31-32; Joh_17:1; 1Pe_1:21; for this profound relation between the glory of the Son and the glory of the Father. But no isolated references can properly represent a subject which is so deeply woven into the texture of the Gospel.
In the light of the Scriptural truth of His Nature, a truth summarized with luminous fulness in the “Nicene” Creed[20], we see the Christ of God as at once properly, divinely, adorable, and the true Medium for our adoration of the Father.
[20] And more elaborately in the “Definition” of the Council of Chalcedon, a.d. 451.
St Chrysostom here in a noble passage shews how the attribution of full and eternal Godhead to the Christ enhances, not diminishes, the Father’s glory. “A mighty proof it is of the Father’s power, and goodness, and wisdom, that He hath begotten such a Son, a Son nowise inferior in goodness and in wisdom … When I say that the Son is not inferior in Essence to the Father, but equal, and of the same Essence, in this also I adore the Lord God, and His power, and goodness, and wisdom, that He has revealed to us Another, begotten of Himself, like to Him in all things, Fatherhood alone excepted” (Hom. vii. in Ep. ad Philipp. c. 4).
Thus closes a passage in which, in the course of practical exhortation, the cardinal truth of the true Godhead and true Manhood of Christ, and that of His example, are presented all the more forcibly because incidentally. The duty of unselfish mutual love and self-sacrifice is enforced by considerations on the condescension of Christ which are quite meaningless if He is not preexistent and Divine, and if the reality of His Manhood is not in itself a sublime example of unforced self-abasement for the good of others. All merely humanitarian views of His Person and Work, however refined and subtilized, are totally at variance with this apostolic passage, written within fresh living memory of His life and death.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (11) That Jesus Christ is Lord.—The word “Lord” is…
(11) That Jesus Christ is Lord.—The word “Lord” is the word constantly used in the LXX. to translate, though inadequately, the name Jehovah. The context would suggest that meaning here, for the worship paid is obviously the worship done to God. But, though less perfectly, the acknowledgment of universal lordship and majesty (such as He claimed in Mat_28:18-20) would satisfy the necessities of the passage. For, after all, to what created being can it be due? (On this confession of Jesus as Lord, see Act_2:36; Rom_10:9.)
To the glory of God the Father.—The acknowledgment of the glory of Christ is the acknowledgment of the glory of the Father, as the Source of Deity, manifested perfectly in Him. (See Joh_1:18; Joh_14:9). Note in Joh_5:19-30, our Lord’s repeated profession that His work on earth was to manifest the Father; in Joh_17:4, His declaration that He had so done; and in Joh_17:24, the truth that His glory is the glory given of the Father.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ…
And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. Every tongue; all creatures endowed with the gift of speech. The word rendered "confess" is commonly associated with the idea of thanksgiving, as in Mat_11:25, and generally in the Septuagint. Every tongue shall confess with thankful adoration that he who took upon him the form of a slave, is Lord of all. To the glory of God the Father. (1Co_15:28, "That God may be all in all The glory of God the Father, from whom, as the original Source, the whole scheme of salvation proceeds, is the supreme and ultimate object of the Savior"s incarnation.
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B. W. Johnson 1891 · Public Domain 11. And that every tongue should confess. All the…
11. And that every tongue should confess. All the universe is called to confess him as Lord, and thus glorify God. All will yet confess him, either in joy or shame.
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