6 In God's own form existed he,And shared with God equality,Deemed nothing needed grasping.

7 Instead, poured out in emptiness,A servant's form did he possess,A mortal man becoming. In human form he chose to be,

6 que, embora sendo Deus, não considerou que o ser igual a Deus era algo a que devia apegar-se;

7 mas esvaziou-se a si mesmo, vindo a ser servo, tornando-se semelhante aos homens.