"How earnest, how touching, his appeal: “Ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that ye through His poverty might be rich.” 2 Corinthians 8:9 . You know the height from which He stooped, the depth of humiliation to which He descended. His feet entered upon the path of sacrifice and turned not aside until He had given His life. There was no rest for Him between the throne in heaven and the cross. His love for man led Him to welcome every indignity and suffer every abuse. MH 501.1"
"For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich."
EGW directly quotes 2 Corinthians 8:9 and expands on the concept of Christ's sacrifice. This is a clear and explicit allusion.
"Paul admonishes us to “look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.” He bids us possess the mind “which was also in Christ Jesus: who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: but made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: and being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.” Philippians 2:4-8 . MH 501.2"
"Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others."
EGW directly quotes Philippians 2:4 and references Philippians 2:5-8, elaborating on the self-sacrificing nature of Christ. This is a clear and explicit allusion.
"Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:"
EGW directly quotes Philippians 2:5.
"Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:"
EGW directly quotes Philippians 2:6.
"But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:"
EGW directly quotes Philippians 2:7.
"And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross."
EGW directly quotes Philippians 2:8.
"Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross."
Ellen White directly references Philippians 2:4-8 in this passage.
"voluntarily subjecting Himself to the humbling conditions of man's life, assuming the responsibilities of a servant, and becoming obedient unto death, and that the most ignominious and revolting, the most agonizing— the death of the cross. Can we contemplate this wonderful manifestation of the love of God without gratitude and love, and a deep sense of the fact that we are not our own? Such a Master should not be served from grudging, selfish motives. MH 501.3"
"But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:"
EGW's description of Christ's voluntary submission and taking on the form of a servant directly echoes the themes and language of Philippians 2:7. While not a direct quote, the connection is strong and intentional.