But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,Philippians 3:20
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
ἡμῶν γὰρ τὸ πολίτευμα ἐν οὐρανοῖς ὑπάρχει ἐξ οὗ καὶ σωτῆρα ἀπεκδεχόμεθα κύριον Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν,
- ἡμῶνhēmōn“Of us”Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- γὰρgar“for”Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
- τὸto“the”Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πολίτευμαpoliteuma“citizenship”Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “citizenship” · Strong's G4175
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- οὐρανοῖςouranois“[the] heavens”Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from οὐρανός · “heaven” · Strong's G3772
- ὑπάρχειhuparchei“exists”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ὑπάρχω · “to be” · Strong's G5225
- ἐξex“from”Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
- οὗhou“whence”Relative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- καὶkai“also”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- σωτῆραsōtēra“a Savior”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from σωτήρ · “savior” · Strong's G4990
- ἀπεκδεχόμεθαapekdechometha“we are awaiting”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 1st person plural · from ἀπεκδέχομαι · “to expect” · Strong's G0553
- κύριονkurion“[the] Lord”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
- ἸησοῦνIēsoun“Jesus”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
- Χριστόν,Christon“Christ,”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Χριστός · “Christ” · Strong's G5547
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)