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# citizen, citizens, citizenship #
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## Definition: ##
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A citizen is someone who lives in a specific city, country, or kingdom. It especially refers to someone who is recognized officially as being a legal resident of that place.
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* Depending on the context, this could also be translated as "inhabitant" or "official resident."
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* A citizen could live in a region that is part of a larger kingdom or empire that is governed by a king, emperor, or other ruler. For example, Paul was a citizen of the Roman Empire, which consisted of many different provinces; Paul lived in one of those provinces.
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* In a figurative sense, believers in Jesus are called "citizens" of heaven in the sense that they will live there someday. Like a citizen of a country, Christians belong to God's kingdom.
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( See: [kingdom](../other/kingdom.md), [Paul](../names/paul.md), [province](../other/province.md), [Rome](../names/rome.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Acts 21:39-40](rc://en/tn/help/act/21/39)
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* [Isaiah 03:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/isa/03/01)
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* [Luke 15:15-16](rc://en/tn/help/luk/15/15)
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* [Luke 19:13-15](rc://en/tn/help/luk/19/13)
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## Word Data: ##
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* Strong's: H6440, G4175, G4177, G4847
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