Philippians 3:20

“For our conversation is in heaven, etc.] The Ethiopic version renders it, “we have our city in heaven”; and the words may be truly rendered, “our citizenship is in heaven”; that is, the city whereof we are freemen is heaven, and we behave ourselves here below, as citizens of that city above: heaven is the saints' city; here they have no continuing city, but they seek one to come, which is permanent and durable; a city that has foundations, whose builder and maker is God, (<581110>Hebrews 11:10): as yet they are not in it, though fellow citizens of the saints, and of the household of God; they are pilgrims, strangers, and sojourners on earth, (<032523>Leviticus 25:23 <581113>Hebrews 11:13);…”

“our conversation--rather, "our state" or "country"; our citizenship: our life as citizens. We are but pilgrims on earth; how then should we "mind earthly things?" (Phi 3:19; Heb 11:9-10, Heb 11:13-16). Roman citizenship was then highly prized; how much more should the heavenly citizenship (Act 22:28; compare Luk 10:20)? is--Greek, "has its existence." in heaven--Greek, "in the heavens." look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ--"We wait for (so the same Greek is translated, Rom 8:19) the Lord Jesus as a (that is, in the capacity of a) Saviour" (Heb 9:28). That He is "the Lord," now exalted above every name, assures our expectation (Phi 2:9-11). Our High Priest is gone up into the Holy of…”

“For our conversation is in heaven - That is, this is true of all who are sincere Christians. It is a characteristic of Christians, in contradistinction from those who are the “enemies of the cross,” that their conversation is in heaven. The word “conversation” we now apply almost entirely to oral discourse. It formerly, however, meant conduct in general, and it is usually employed in this sense in the Scriptures; see the notes at Philippians 1:27, where the verb occurs, from which the noun here is derived. The word used here - πολίτευμα politeuma - is found nowhere else in the New Testament. It properly means, any public measure, administration of the state, the manner in which the affairs…”

“Our conversation - The Greek word is of a very extenslve meaning: our citizenship, our thoughts, our affections, are already in heaven. Philippians 3:21”

“3:20 By contrast, believers who know their home is in heaven (see Eph 2:19) with the Lord Jesus Christ fill their minds with thoughts of heaven (see Col 3:1-2; cp. 1 Cor 15:19; 1 Pet 2:11) and Christ’s return (see 1 Cor 1:7; Titus 2:13).”

“our: Phi 1:18-21; Psa 16:11, Psa 17:15, Psa 73:24-26; Pro 15:24; Mat 6:19-21, Mat 19:21; Luk 12:21, Luk 12:32-34, Luk 14:14; Co2 4:18, Co2 5:1, Co2 5:8; Eph 2:6, Eph 2:19; Col 1:5, Col 3:1-3; Heb 10:34, Heb 10:35; Pe1 1:3, Pe1 1:4 conversation: Gr. Isa 26:1, Isa 26:2; Gal 4:26; Eph 2:19; Heb 12:22; Rev. 21:10-27 from: Act 1:11; Th1 4:16; Th2 1:7, Th2 1:8; Rev 1:7 we look: Phi 1:10; Co1 1:7; Th1 1:10; Ti2 4:8; Tit 2:13; Heb 9:28; Pe2 3:12-14 Philippians 3:21”