Colossians 3:1
IF then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is, sitting on the right hand of God.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
2Set your mind on the things above, not on the things upon the earth.
Cross References
Matthew 6:20But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.
Matthew 22:44The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand, Till I put thine enemies under thy feet.
Mark 12:36For David himself said, in the Holy Spirit: The LORD said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand, Till I put thy enemies under thy feet.
Mark 16:19The Lord therefore, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down on 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 →