Colossians 3:2
Be-considering/deeming the[plural] up/anew, not the[plural] upon of{the earth},
Garth's Hyper-literal Translation
In The King James Version
Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 6:19Do_not_be-wealth-izing to{yourselves} wealths upon of{the earth} which-where moth and eat-up-sis[i.e. state of eating up] is-unreveal-izing and which-where thieves are-digging-through and are-stealing.
Luke 12:15Moreover, he-says toward same[plural], "Be-seeing and be-guarding from of{the greater-having-ia}, that not in to{the} to-be-exceeding to{which} the being-alive[noun] of{same} is-being out of{the[plural] undertaking} of{same}."
Matthew Henry on Colossians 3:2-5
The Spiritual Life. ( a. d. 62.) 1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. 3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. The apostle, having described our privileges by Christ in the former part of the epistle, and our discharge from the yoke of the ceremonial law, comes… Read the whole commentary →