Philippians 2:8

Textus Receptus:
και σχηματι ευρεθεις ως ανθρωπος εταπεινωσεν εαυτον γενομενος υπηκοος μεχρι θανατου θανατου δε σταυρου

Kings James:
And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

Comments:
obedient: The remarkable thing in this verse is the contrast between the authority which is rightfully Christ's and the obedience and humility which He chooses. Because of who He is He has authority even over unclean spirits in passages like Mark 1:27 and all of nature in Mark 4:41, things over which man has lost power because of the fall, as explained in Hebrews 2:6-8. Jesus has rightful authority over these things both because He is God and because He is "un-fallen" man, but chooses to submit Himself to the worst of the consequences of being fallen man, death.

death, even the death of the cross: The point is that Jesus does not keep Himself from the worst of the worst consequences of the fall--not just death, but the worst kind of humiliating and cursed death.

Expanded Paraphrase:
Having been found in the manner of a man, Jesus humbled Himself by becoming obedient to something far beneath that over which He had already demonstrated authority. He became obedient to the thing faced by every hopeless man, death. But not just any death, He chose to submit to a humiliating and excruciating death imposed by wicked hands, the death of the cross.