Philippians 2:11

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…

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,”…

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…

The apostle proceeds in this chapter where he left off in the last, with further exhortations to Christian duties. He presses them largely to like-mindedness and lowly-mindedness, in conformity to the…

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,…