New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition), “Philippians 2:6”
“although he was existing in God’s form … did not even consider the idea of trying to be equal to God”
The 2013 rendering, quoted from the study-note headwords, which reproduce the main text. The 1984 Reference Bible read: 'who, although he was existing in God’s form, gave no consideration to a seizure, namely, that he should be equal to God.'
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Provenance and verification note for New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition), Philippians 2:6
Confidence note. Study note headwords and the 1984 running text both opened on wol.jw.org on 19 September 2026 and read directly. The 2013 wording is quoted from the study-note lemmas rather than from a continuous reading of the main text.
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Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-nwtv-nwt2013-phil-2-6