11 translations · Greek
Philippians 3:20
For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;
Philippians 3:20 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;
- KJV King James Version
- For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
- ASV American Standard Version
- For our citizenship is in heaven; whence also we wait for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- For our citizenship is in the heavens, from where we also await a Savior—the Lord Jesus Christ—
- FBV Free Bible Version
- But our homeland is heaven, and we're waiting for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, to come from there too.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- For our citizenship is in the heavens, whence also a Saviour we await — the Lord Jesus Christ —
- DBY Darby Translation
- for our commonwealth has its existence in [the] heavens, from which also we await the Lord Jesus Christ [as] Saviour,
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ:
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- But our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, our Lord Jesus Christ,
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ἡμῶν | Hēmōn | our | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| γὰρ | gar | But | G1063 γάρ for |
| τὸ | to | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πολίτευμα | politeuma | citizenship | G4175 πολίτευμα citizenship |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| οὐρανοῖς | ouranois | heaven | G3772 οὐρανός heaven |
| ὑπάρχει | hyparchei | is | G5225 ὑπάρχω be already |
| ἐξ | ex | from | G1537 ἐκ out from |
| οὗ | hou | [there] | G3739 ὅς which |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| Σωτῆρα | Sōtēra | a Savior | G4990 σωτήρ savior |
| ἀπεκδεχόμεθα | apekdechometha | we eagerly await | G553 ἀπεκδέχομαι to expect |
| Κύριον | Kyrion | [the] Lord | G2962 κύριος lord: God |
| Ἰησοῦν | Iēsoun | Jesus | G2424 Ἰησοῦς Jesus |
| Χριστόν | Christon | Christ | G5547 Χριστός Christ |
Related verses
- Ephesians 2:19
So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God,
- Colossians 3:1–3
If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
- 2 Corinthians 4:18–5:1
while we don’t look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal. For we know that if the earthly house of our tent is dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens. …
- Hebrews 12:22
But you have come to Mount Zion, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable multitudes of angels,
- 1 Peter 1:3–4
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that doesn’t fade away, reserved in Heaven for you,
- 2 Timothy 4:8
From now on, there is stored up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that day; and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.
- Ephesians 2:6
and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
- 2 Corinthians 5:8
We are courageous, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:10
and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who delivers us from the wrath to come.
- 2 Peter 3:12–14
looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, which will cause the burning heavens to be dissolved, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells. Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent to be found in peace, without defect and blameless in his sight.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
18 For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Christ,
19 whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who think about earthly things.
20 For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;
21 who will change the body of our humiliation to be conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working by which he is able even to subject all things to himself.
Read all of Philippians 3 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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