Colossians 3:2

Fix your minds on things above, not on things on the earth.

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

In The King James Version

Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

In Context

1IF ye then be risen with Christ, seek the things which are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.

3For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

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Cross References

Matthew 6:19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where the rust and canker spoil, and where thieves dig through and steal:

Luke 12:15Then said he to them, Beware, and be on your guard against covetousness; for a man’s life doth not depend on the abundance of his possessions.

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 →

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