- stripped himself:
- Presents of clothes or rich robes, as tokens of respect or friendship, are frequent in the East. "And Pharaohª took offª°¹ his ringª from¹¹ his hand,ª and putª° it upon¹ Joseph'sª hand,ª and arrayedª° him in vesturesª of fine linen,ª and putª° a goldª chainª about¹ his neck;ª" {Gen 41:42} + "Let the royalª apparelª be broughtª° which¹ the kingª [useth] to wear,ª° and the horseª that¹ the kingª ridethª° upon,¹ and the crownª royalª which¹ is setª° upon his head:ª ... And let this apparelª and horseª be deliveredª° to¹ the handª of oneª of the king'sª most nobleª princes,ª¹ that they may arrayª°¹ the manª [withal] whom¹ the kingª delightethª° to honour,ª and bringª° him on¹ horsebackª through the streetª of the city,ª and proclaimª° beforeª him, Thus¹ shall it be doneª° to the manª whom¹ the kingª delightethª° to honour.ª" {Est 6:8-9} + "I will greatly²° rejoiceª° in the LORD,ª my soulª shall be joyfulª° in my God;ª for¹ he hath clothedª° me with the garmentsª of salvation,ª he hath coveredª° me with the robeª of righteousness,ª as a bridegroomª deckethª° [himself] with ornaments,ª and as a brideª adornethª° [herself] with her jewels.ª" {Isa 61:10} + "Butª the¹ fatherª saidª° toª his²¹ servants,ª Bring forthª° the¹ bestª robe,ª andª put [it] onª° him;ª andª putª° a ringª onª hisª hand,ª andª shoesª onª [his] feet:ª" {Lke 15:22} + "Forª he hath madeª° him [to be] sinª forª us,ª who² knewª° noª sin;ª thatª weª might be madeª° the righteousnessª of Godª inª him.ª" {2Co 5:21} + "Butª made²° himself² of no reputation,ª°¹ and took¹ upon him²° the formª of a servant,ª and was madeª° inª the likenessª of men:ª ... Andª being foundª° in fashionª asª a man,ª he humbledª° himself,ª and becameª° obedientª untoª death,ª evenª the deathª of the cross.ª" {Php 2:7-8}
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