Colossians 3:1
Therefore, if you have risen together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
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2Consider the things that are above, not the things that are upon the earth.
Cross References
Psalms 17:14And the Lord thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered his voice: hail and coals of fire.
Psalms 110:1Alleluia. I will confess to you, O Lord, with my whole heart, in the council of the just and in the congregation.
Matthew 6:20Instead, store up for yourselves treasures in heaven: where neither rust nor moth consumes, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
Matthew 22:44‘The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool?’
Mark 12:36For David himself said in the Holy Spirit: ‘The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at my right hand, until I set your enemies as your footstool.’
Mark 16:19And indeed, the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and he sits at the right hand of God.
Matthew Henry on Colossians 3:1
I. The apostle exhorts us to set our hearts upon heaven and take them off from this world, ver. 1-4 . II. He exhorts to the mortification of sin, in the various instances of it, ver. 5-11 . III. He earnestly presses to mutual love and compassion, ver. 12-17 . And concludes with exhortations to relative duties, of wives and husbands, parents and children, masters and servants, ver. 18-25 . Read the whole commentary →