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Forγὰρourἡμῶνcitizenshipτὸ πολίτευμαisὑπάρχειinἐνheaven,οὐρανοῖςfromἐξwhichοὗalsoκαὶwe eagerly awaitἀπεκδεχόμεθαa Savior,σωτῆραthe LordκύριονJesusἸησοῦνthe Messiah,Χριστόν
Philippians 3:20
Study it in the app“For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly await a Savior, the Lord Jesus the Messiah,”
Paul says we await the Savior, who will transform our bodyHope
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 3:20, word by word
- citizenshipπολίτευμαpoliteuma
citizenship
Citizenship, the homeland one belongs to.
Where else “politeuma” appears- isὑπάρχειhyparchei
be
To exist, or to be already in a condition.
Where else “hyparchei” appears- heavenοὐρανοῖςouranois
heaven
God's dwelling, above all that is created.
Where else “ouranois” appears- we eagerly awaitἀπεκδεχόμεθαapekdechometha
wait eagerly
Wait eagerly, long for what is to come.
Where else “apekdechometha” appears- a Saviorσωτῆραsōtēra
Savior
Savior.
Where else “sōtēra” appears- the Lordκύριονkyrion
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrion” appears- JesusἸησοῦνIēsoun
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsoun” appears- the MessiahΧριστόνChriston
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christon” appears
The context
19whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who think about earthly things.
20 · This verse (above)
21who will transform 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.
To study Philippians 3 in a group
1. What it says
What things that Paul once counted as gain does he now count as loss, and why (v. 4-8)?
2. What it means
Paul says, "forgetting the things behind and straining toward the things ahead" (v. 13). What do you think that means?
3. How I live it
Paul keeps pressing on without claiming to be perfect (v. 12-14). What small step can you take today in something you want to grow in?