Philippians 3:20 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)20 But we are [really] citizens of heaven and we are waiting for a Savior [to return] from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176920 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition20 But we are citizens of the state (commonwealth, homeland) which is in heaven, and from it also we earnestly and patiently await [the coming of] the Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) [as] Savior, Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)20 For our citizenship is in heaven; whence also we wait for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible20 Our citizenship is in heaven. We look forward to a savior that comes from there—the Lord Jesus Christ. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version20 But our way of life is in heaven. And from heaven, too, we await the Savior, our Lord Jesus Christ, Ver Capítulo |
But you [Christians] have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God. [Note: These terms describe people who have entered a spiritual relationship with God as part of the church]. [You have come] to a praise gathering of innumerable angels [Note: Christians are here pictured as assembled in worship of God, along with angels],
For the Lord Himself [i.e., Jesus] will come down from heaven with a commanding shout [Note: This probably refers to Jesus’ voice. See John 5:25, 28], [and] with the archangel’s voice [i.e., Michael. See Jude 9] and with the sound of God’s trumpet; [at this] the dead in [fellowship with] Christ will rise [from the dead] first.
So, [whatever happens], live your daily lives in such a way as to be worthy of the Gospel of Christ, so that, whether I come and see you or remain absent from you, I will hear about you, that you are standing firm in one spirit [i.e., united in purpose, and] contending with one mind for the faith of the Gospel [i.e., for the body of Christian teaching].