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Philippians 3:20

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Heaven and the new creationHopeIdentity and self-worthThe return of Christ

18 For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.

19 Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.

But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,

21 who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.

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BSB
But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
KJV
For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
WEB
For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
ASV
For our citizenship is in heaven; whence also we wait for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
DARBY
for *our* commonwealth has its existence in [the] heavens, from which also we await the Lord Jesus Christ [as] Saviour,
BLB
For our citizenship is in the heavens, from where also we eagerly await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
ÅB
For vårt rike er i himlene, og derfra venter vi og den Herre Jesus Kristus som frelser,
OTB
Men vårt sanne hjem er i himmelen, og vi venter ivrig på en Frelser derfra, Herren Jesus Kristus,
B1930
For vårt rike er i himlene, og derfra venter vi og den Herre Jesus Kristus som frelser,

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Cross references

  • Ephesians 2:19

    Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,

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  • Colossians 3:1–3

    Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.

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  • 2 Corinthians 4:18–5:1

    So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

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  • Hebrews 12:22

    Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels

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  • 1 Peter 1:3–4

    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

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  • 2 Timothy 4:8

    From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.

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  • Ephesians 2:6

    And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,

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  • 2 Peter 3:12–14

    as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat.

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