Colossians 3:1
If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is sitting on the right hand of God.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
2Set your mind on the things above, not on things on the earth.
Cross References
Psalms 17:14From men, by thy hand, O LORD! from men of the world, Whose portion is in life; whom thou loadest with thy treasure; Whose children have enough, and leave their superfluity to their children.
Psalms 110:1“A psalm of David.” Jehovah said to my lord, “Sit thou at my right hand, Until I make thy foes thy footstool.”
Matthew 6:20but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumeth, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.
Matthew 22:44“The Lord said to my lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I put thine enemies under thy feet.”
Mark 12:36David himself said in the Holy Spirit, “The Lord said to my lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.”
Mark 16:19So then, the Lord, 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 →