Philippians 3:20 meaning and explanation

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

Philippians 3:20, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul writes to believers in Philippi, a Roman colony whose people prized their Roman citizenship and looked to the emperor as savior and benefactor. Against that backdrop he says the Philippians' true citizenship, or commonwealth, is in heaven.

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