Philippians 3:20

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Philippians 3:18–21 · Berean Standard Bible

18 For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.

19 Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.

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

21 who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.

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Philippians 1:18

What then is the issue? Just this: that in every way, whether by false motives or true, Christ is preached. And in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,

Philippians 1:19

because I know that through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, my distress will turn out for my deliverance.

Philippians 1:20

I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.

Philippians 1:21

For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

Psalms 16:11

You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.

Psalms 17:15

As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.

Psalms 73:24

You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.

Psalms 73:25

Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.

Psalms 73:26

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

Proverbs 15:24

The path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol.

Matthew 6:19

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

Matthew 6:20

But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.

Matthew 6:21

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Matthew 19:21

Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

Luke 12:21

This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”

Luke 12:32

Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

Luke 12:33

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

Luke 12:34

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Luke 14:14

and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

2 Corinthians 4:18

So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

2 Corinthians 5:1

Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

2 Corinthians 5:8

We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

Ephesians 2:6

And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,

Ephesians 2:19

Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,

Colossians 1:5

the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel

Colossians 3:1

Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.

Colossians 3:2

Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

Colossians 3:3

For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.

Hebrews 10:34

You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.

Hebrews 10:35

So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.

1 Peter 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

1 Peter 1:4

and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,

Isaiah 26:1

In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; salvation is established as its walls and ramparts.

Isaiah 26:2

Open the gates so a righteous nation may enter— one that remains faithful.

Galatians 4:26

But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.

Hebrews 12:22

Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels

Revelation 21:10

And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,

Revelation 21:11

shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal.

Revelation 21:12

The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates.

Revelation 21:13

There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.

Revelation 21:14

The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

Revelation 21:15

The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls.

Revelation 21:16

The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal—12,000 stadia in length and width and height.

Revelation 21:17

And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.

Revelation 21:18

The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass.

Revelation 21:19

The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,

Revelation 21:20

the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.

Revelation 21:21

And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, with each gate consisting of a single pearl. The main street of the city was pure gold, as clear as glass.

Revelation 21:22

But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.

Revelation 21:23

And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.

Revelation 21:24

By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory.

Revelation 21:25

Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there.

Revelation 21:26

And into the city will be brought the glory and honor of the nations.

Revelation 21:27

But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.

Acts 1:11

“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”

1 Thessalonians 4:16

For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.

2 Thessalonians 1:7

and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels

2 Thessalonians 1:8

in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

Revelation 1:7

Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.

Philippians 1:10

so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,

1 Corinthians 1:7

Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 1:10

and to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.

2 Timothy 4:8

From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.

Titus 2:13

as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 9:28

so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.

2 Peter 3:12

as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat.

2 Peter 3:13

But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.

2 Peter 3:14

Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace—spotless and blameless in His sight.