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he emptied himself

Paul speaks of Christ as if he were a container in order to say that Christ refused to act with his divine powers during his ministry on earth. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)

he was born in the likeness of men

"he was born a human being" or "he became a human being"