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Philippians 3:20
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

20 But our citizenship[a] is in heaven, and from it we also await a savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.(A)

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  1. 3:20 Citizenship: Christians constitute a colony of heaven, as Philippi was a colonia of Rome (Acts 16:12). The hope Paul expresses involves the final coming of Christ, not a status already attained, such as the opponents claim.
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