# “Being Lord He became a servant” by John Calvin

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“_He became obedient._ (Philippians 2:8) Even this was immense humility, that from
being Lord He became a servant.

But he says that He went farther than this, because, while He was not only immortal
but the Lord of life and death, He nevertheless became obedient to His Father, even
so far as to undergo death.

This was extreme abasement, especially when we consider the kind of death, which
he immediately adds to emphasize it. For by dying in this way He was not only covered
with ignominy in the sight of men, but also accursed in the sight of God.

It is assuredly such an example of humility as ought to absorb the attention of 
all men. It is impossible to explain it in words suitable to its greatness.”

–John Calvin, [_Calvin’s New Testament Commentaries: Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians, Volume 11_](https://amzn.to/2qUJ2XC),
Trans. T.H.L. Parker (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1965), 249. Calvin is commenting
on Philippians 2:8.

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