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19 They are doomed and their [a]fate is eternal misery (perdition); their god is their stomach (their appetites, their sensuality) and they glory in their shame, [b]siding with earthly things and being of their party.

20 But we are citizens of the state (commonwealth, homeland) which is in heaven, and from it also we [c]earnestly and patiently await [the coming of] the Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) [as] Savior,

21 Who will [d]transform and fashion anew the body of our humiliation to conform to and be like the body of His glory and majesty, by exerting that power which enables Him even to subject everything to Himself.

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Footnotes

  1. Philippians 3:19 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  2. Philippians 3:19 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  3. Philippians 3:20 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
  4. Philippians 3:21 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.

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