Colossians 3:1
If then ye are risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting on the right hand of God;
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
In Context
2think about those things above, and not things upon the earth.
Cross References
Matthew 6:20but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not corrupt, and thieves do not break through and steal:
Matthew 22:44The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, until I may make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet?
Mark 12:36For David himself said in the Holy Spirit, the Lord said unto my Lord; Sit thou on my right hand, until I may make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet!
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 →