Colossians 3:1
If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.
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In Context
2Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth.
Cross References
Psalms 17:14From men by thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, whose portion is in [this] life, And whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
Psalms 110:1Jehovah saith unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, Until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
Matthew 6:20but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
Matthew 22:44The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I put thine enemies underneath thy feet?
Mark 12:36David himself said in the Holy Spirit, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet.
Mark 16:19So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken unto them, was received up into heaven, and sat down 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 →